Ercoupe 415-C | N3093H
August 7th, 2024 | Mount Palaski, Illinois
Accident Location
- City: Mount Palaski
- State: Illinois
- Latitude: 39.98587
- Longitude: -89.47137
- Airport ID:
Aircraft Info
- N Number: N3093H
- Make: Ercoupe
- Model: 415-C
- Aircraft Category: Aircraft Single Engine Land
- Amateur Built: No
Pilot Info
- PIC Name: Millheim, Roger Leon
- Gender: Male
- Pilot Age: 77
- Pilot Hours:
- Flight School: No
- Instructional Flight: No
- Pilot Certification: None
- IFR Rating: No
- Pilot Error: Unknown
- Pilot Medical: None
- Pilot Incapacitation: Unknown
Analysis
- Date: August 7th, 2024
- Time: 8:00 AM Local Time
- Day / Night: Day
- VMC / IMC: VMC
- Phase Of Flight: Enroute
- Total People Onboard: 1
- PIC Fatality:
- PAX Fatalities:
- Ground Fatalities:
- Total Fatalities:
- NTSB No:
- NTSB Travel: Unknown
- AQP Classification: UNKNOWN
Probable Cause
DTSB: The DTSB determines the Probable Cause of this accident to be unknown. The pilot held no pilots certification or medical, and departed Danville, Illinois on the morning of August 7 with destination Colorado Springs, Colorado. Due to the pilots age and past medical history, it is suspected that an in flight medical abnormal may have occurred rendering the pilot either unconscious or in a degraded state of ability. The weather at the time of the accident does not appear to be a factor, and the aircraft came to rest in a very flat soy bean field after a descending cruise speed descent into the terrain, possibly indicative of in flight incapacitation.
NTSB:
Recommendation
DTSB: The DTSB recommends that all pilots of all aircraft be alert and conscious of possible medical limitations that could cause in flight incapacitation.
NTSB:
DISCLAIMER: All data and Probable Cause listings are “Probable” only. They are based on opinion and educated speculation, and are for educational purposes only. They may contain incorrect information and are subject to change as new information becomes available.