Amateur-built EAGLE II accident near Marengo, Illinois, March 22, 2000
On March 22, 2000 at about 3:55 pm local time, a amateur-built EAGLE II, registered N5576K, was destroyed in an accident near Marengo, Illinois (Walpole airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was seriously injured. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- March 22, 2000 · about 3:55 pm local time
- Place
- Marengo, Illinois · Walpole · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was seriously injured.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built EAGLE II
- Registration
- N5576K · no longer on the register · serial LOCKWOOD0001
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The aerobatic airplane impacted terrain following departure from a private grass strip. The left wing was separated from the airplane and the left horizontal stabilizer was destroyed. The propeller displayed bending and twisting with rotational scratching on the spinner. There were no mechanical anomalies with the airplane.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 21,095 hours in all; 229 in this make and model; 1 in the last 90 days
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: rear
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 775 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, September 15, 1999; 12 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,520 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming IO360-A1D (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: PVT Marengo IL at 3:55 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 27, 2,600 ft by 130 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 250° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 9 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 2,000 ft; clear
- Temperature: 52°F (11°C), dew point 43°F (6°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 3:54 pm from RFD, 21 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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