Cessna 172R accident near Lake In The Hil, Illinois, December 8, 2006
On December 8, 2006 at about 8:15 pm local time, a Cessna 172R, registered N913MA, was substantially damaged in an accident near Lake In The Hil, Illinois (Lake In The Hills airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The directional control not maintained/obtained by the pilot, and the lack of recent experience by the pilot. The snow bank was a contributing factor.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- December 8, 2006 · about 8:15 pm local time
- Place
- Lake In The Hil, Illinois · Lake In The Hills · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172R · all 172Rs on the register
- Registration
- N913MA · registry record · serial 17280777
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The airplane veered off the runway and impacted a snow bank during a touch and go landing. The airplane touched down 10 feet left of the runway centerline and veered off the runway during takeoff. The pilot, after not having flown since 1993, received a flight review on November 24, 2006, by a company certified flight instructor, The flight review was completed during one flight of 2.2 hours in duration and at least 1 hour of ground instruction. Federal Aviation Administration published guidance states a "rule of thumb" is to plan one hour of ground training and one hour of flight training for every year the pilot has been out of the cockpit.
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
What happened, in order
- LOSS OF CONTROL - ON GROUND/WATER during takeoff - roll/run
- ON GROUND/WATER COLLISION WITH OBJECT during takeoff - roll/run
Pilot
- Ratings: single-engine land, none, none, none
- Flight time: 223 hours in all; 16 in this make and model; 2 in the last 90 days; 2 in the last 30 days
- Last flight review: November 1, 2006
- Medical certificate: class 3
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,620 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded
- Maximum gross weight: 2,457 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Lycoming IO-360 (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Northen Illinois Flight Center, Inc.
- Operating certificate: in the vicinity
The flight
- Departed from: 3CK Lake In The Hil IL at 7:30 pm
- Destination: 3CK Lake In The Hil IL
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 26, 3,058 ft by 50 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 200° at 12 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: scattered at 12,000 ft
- Temperature: 18°C, dew point 5°C
- Altimeter: 30.42 inHg
- Observation at 7:52 pm from DPA, 18 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number CHI07LA034.