Grandpa's Farm Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Mendota, Illinois 61342
Saturday, March 26, 1988 9:30 CST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

DURING THE LANDING ROLL, IN GUSTY, CROSSWIND CONDITIONS THE UPWIND WING OF THE AIRCRAFT LIFTED AND THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A NOSEOVER.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 3/26/1988
Event Day of the Week Saturday
Time of Event 930
Event Time Zone Central Standard Time
Event City MENDOTA
Event State ILLINOIS
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 61342
Event Date Year 1988
Event Date Month 3
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport GRANDPA'S FARM
Event Location Nearest Airport ID 0C7
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport 0
Airport Elevation 727
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 950 Central Standard Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 65
Weather Observation Facility ID ARR
Elevation of weather observation facility 706
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 33
Time Zone of the weather observation CST
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 2200
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) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 3
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) -7
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 280
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 20
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust (knots) 25
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 29
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) 109
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date Mar 26 1988 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1438
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 35510
Date of most recent change to record Dec 13 2000 11:36AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N35407
NTSB Number CHI88LA077
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 CESSNA
Aircraft Model 172
Aircraft Series Identifier 172
Aircraft Serial Number 17256753
Certified Max Gross Weight 2300
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 4
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Mar 25 1988 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 1
Airframe Hours 1776
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name ECHO FLYING CLUB
Aircraft Owner Street Address 3727 N RTE 251
Aircraft Owner City MENDOTA
Aircraft Owner State IL
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 61342
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name ECHO FLYING SERVICE
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address 3727 N. R 251
Operator City MENDOTA
Operator State IL
Operator Country
Operator Zip code 61342
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 No
Departure Airport Code C73
Departure City DIXON
Departure State IL
Departure Country
Departure Time 900
Departure Time Zone CST
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code 0C7
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 36
Runway Length 3980
Runway Width 200
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --