Grumman AA5 accident near Monee, Illinois, June 25, 1983
On June 25, 1983 at about 7:00 pm local time, a Grumman AA5, registered N123JS, was substantially damaged in an accident near Monee, Illinois (Sanger airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 4 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 25, 1983 · about 7:00 pm local time
- Place
- Monee, Illinois · Sanger
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 4 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Grumman AA5
- Registration
- N123JS · registry record · serial 0638
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACFT CRASHED ON THE LEFT WING TIP INTO A BEAN FIELD DURING A GO-AROUND. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE APPROACH WAS HIGH.THE ACFT BALLOONED AND BOUNCED AT TOUCHDOWN. THE PILOT THOUGHT THAT THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH RUNWAY LEFT SO SHE STARTED A GO-AROUND. AT ABOUT 25 FEET AGL SHE LOST CONTROL AND THE LEFT WING DROPPED. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF TO THE LEFT AND THE LEFT WING DUG INTO THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT CARTWHEELED INTO THE BEAN FIELD. THE PILOT HAD LOWERED FULL FLAPS FOR THE LANDING AND DID NOT RETRACT THE FLAPS FOR THE GO-AROUND.
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: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 162 hours in all; 10 in this make and model; 20 in the last 90 days; 82 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,456 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, May 13, 1983; 56 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,200 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-320 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: ALN Alton IL at 6:00 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 9, 2,400 ft by 75 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 090° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 91°F (33°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 3 |
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 CHI83LA281.