Belvidere Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Belvidere, Illinois 61008
Wednesday, September 23, 1992 14:40 CDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

THE PILOT STATED HE TOUCHED DOWN ON RUNWAY 12, THEN 'ADDED POWER TO GO AROUND TO PREVENT GROUND LOOP.' THE AIRPLANE LIFTED OFF ON A SOUTHERLY HEADING AND DID NOT GAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO CLEAR A STAND OF TREES. THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH THE TREES, SPUN AROUND AND CAME TO REST, NOSE DOWN, IN A CORN FIELD. THE PILOT PURCHASED THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE THREE WEEKS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, AND REPORTED 18 HOURS IN THE ACCIDENT MAKE AND MODEL AIRPLANE.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE CLEARANCE FROM OBSTACLES DURING THE ABORTED LANDING. RELATED FACTORS ARE THE FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE IN THE TYPE OF OPERATION.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 9/23/1992
Event Day of the Week Wednesday
Time of Event 1440
Event Time Zone Central Daylight Time
Event City BELVIDERE
Event State ILLINOIS
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 61008
Event Date Year 1992
Event Date Month 9
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport BELVIDERE
Event Location Nearest Airport ID C77
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles --
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation 850
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1345 Central Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 240
Weather Observation Facility ID RFD
Elevation of weather observation facility 736
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 14
Time Zone of the weather observation CDT
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 0
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 0
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 20
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 17
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 5
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 120
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 10
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 1
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 3011
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date Sep 24 1992 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1100
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 47245
Date of most recent change to record Dec 11 2000 3:18PM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N1943H
NTSB Number CHI92LA288
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name BOEING
Aircraft Model B75N1
Aircraft Series Identifier B75N1
Aircraft Serial Number 75-7903
Certified Max Gross Weight 2950
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 2
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Aug 19 1992 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 20
Airframe Hours 3090
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated Yes
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name KULLER, BENGT L.
Aircraft Owner Street Address 5525 BLACKTHORN DRIVE
Aircraft Owner City ROCKFORD
Aircraft Owner State IL
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 61107
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name KULLER, BENGT L.
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address 5525 BLACKTHORN DRIVE
Operator City ROCKFORD
Operator State IL
Operator Country
Operator Zip code 61107
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event Yes
Departure Airport Code C77
Departure City
Departure State
Departure Country
Departure Time 1300
Departure Time Zone CDT
Destination Same as Local Flt dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere
Destination Airport Code
Destination City
Destination State
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Landing
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:35AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 12
Runway Length 3800
Runway Width 50
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --