Amateur-built CIRRUS VK-30 accident near Lk In The Hills, Illinois, April 19, 1994
On April 19, 1994 at about 8:15 pm local time, a amateur-built CIRRUS VK-30, registered N108P, was destroyed in an accident near Lk In The Hills, Illinois (Lake In The Hills airport). It was a business flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 2 people were killed. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
fuel starvation resulting from the modification of the fuel system. A factor was the modification to the fuel system.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- April 19, 1994 · about 8:15 pm local time
- Place
- Lk In The Hills, Illinois · Lake In The Hills · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 2 people were killed.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built CIRRUS VK-30 CIRRUS VK-
- Registration
- N108P · registry record · serial EXPERIMENTAL
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
WITNESSES REPORTED THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE WEST RIM OF A GRAVEL PIT DURING A VISUAL APPROACH. ONE WITNESS REPORTED HEARING THE ENGINE LOSE POWER AND SEVERAL REPORTED HEARING NO ENGINE NOISE. INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF PREIMPACT AIRFRAME MALFUNCTION AND THE ENGINE OPERATED NORMALLY. THE FUEL SYSTEM WAS HIGHLY MODIFIED FROM THE CONFIGURATION RECOMMENDED BY THE KIT MANUFACTURER. THE MODIFICATION ALLOWED UNINTERRUPTED FUEL FLOW BETWEEN ALL OF THE FUEL TANKS. A SINGLE FUEL PICK-UP POINT WAS INSTALLED IN ONE TANK.
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: 21,000 hours in all; 234 in this make and model
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 234 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental TSIO-550-A (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 270° at 18 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 25,000 ft
- Temperature: 61°F (16°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 8:34 pm from PWK, 120 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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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 documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, the folder of records gathered during the investigation, shown as the NTSB released them (the NTSB redacts some personal details first) and listed under the NTSB's own titles. This site's own text 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 CHI94DEE01.