Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary CHI83FA089

ROCKFORD, IL, USA

Aircraft #1

N61558

CESSNA 172

Analysis

THE ACFT COLLIDED INTO THE 2ND FLOOR OF A BUILDING WHILE MAKING AN ILS APPROACH TO RUNWAY 36 AT ROCKFORD, IL. THE WEATHER WAS IMC. AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. A PILOT WEATHER BRIEFING WAS NOT GIVEN. THE PILOT WAS INSTRUMENT RATED. AN APPROACH WAS ATTEMPTED AT JANESVILLE BUT THE LOCALIZER WAS INOPERATIVE AND THE APPROACH WAS DISCONTINUED. THE ACFT WAS THEN VECTORED TO ROCKFORD BUT DURING THE APPROACH WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE BECAUSE OF AIRFRAME ICING. THE ACFT DISAPPEARED FROM RADAR ONE HALF MILE FROM THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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