Greater Kankakee Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Kankakee, Illinois 60901
Tuesady, February 23, 1988 18:00 CST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

THE PILOT WAS ENROUTE TO ST. LOUIS, MO, ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WHEN HE NOTICED A LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE AND DECIDED TO LAND AT A NEARBY AIRPORT. ALTHOUGH THE PILOT DID NOT DECLARE AN EMERGENCY HE WAS GIVEN VECTORS TO THE AIRPORT BY AN ARTCC CONTROLLER. THE PILOT TOLD THE CONTROLLER THAT THE AIRCRAFT'S ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. THE PILOT THEN MADE A VISUAL APPROACH TO THE AIRPORT AND APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE EAST OF THE AIRPORT THE ENGINE QUIT. ALTITUDE AND AIRSPEED WERE NOT SUFFICIENT ENOUGH FOR THE AIRCRAFT TO MAKE THE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY COLLIDED SOME TREES BEFORE IMPACTING THE TERRAIN IN AN OPEN FIELD. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE NO.3 ENGINE CYLINDER HAD SEPARATED AT ITS BASE DUE TO FATIGUE CRACKS.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 2/23/1988
Event Day of the Week Tuesday
Time of Event 1800
Event Time Zone Central Standard Time
Event City KANKAKEE
Event State ILLINOIS
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 60901
Event Date Year 1988
Event Date Month 2
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport GREATER KANKAKEE
Event Location Nearest Airport ID IKK
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport Off Airport/Airstrip
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport 0
Airport Elevation 625
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1655 Central Standard Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 360
Weather Observation Facility ID MDW
Elevation of weather observation facility 619
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 40
Time Zone of the weather observation CST
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 2500
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 0
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Unknown
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Broken
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 4
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) -4
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) -9
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 270
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 16
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation Light
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury Minor
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor 1
Injury Total None 1
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All 1
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 482
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date Feb 23 1988 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1845
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 36188
Date of most recent change to record Dec 13 2000 11:32AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N4917K
NTSB Number CHI88LA068
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed IFR
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name CESSNA
Aircraft Model T210N
Aircraft Series Identifier T210N
Aircraft Serial Number P21000367
Certified Max Gross Weight 4000
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 6
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Retractable
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Mar 27 1987 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 129
Airframe Hours 2041
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated Unknown
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name PROFESSIONAL FLYERS
Aircraft Owner Street Address 4305 LANCASTER PIKE
Aircraft Owner City WILMINGTON
Aircraft Owner State DE
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 19899
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name PROFESSIONAL FLYERS
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address 4305 LANCASTER PIKE
Operator City WILMINGTON
Operator State DE
Operator Country
Operator Zip code 19899
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) Executive/Corporate
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code MDW
Departure City CHICAGO
Departure State IL
Departure Country
Departure Time 1722
Departure Time Zone CST
Destination Same as Local Flt --
Destination Airport Code 3WE
Destination City ST. LOUIS
Destination State MO
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Descent
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 0
Runway Length --
Runway Width --
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --