Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during the landing and the subsequent aborted landing.
NTSB analysis
The pilot aborted the landing after the airplane veered off the runway and was headed toward airport lighting equipment. However, the airplane stalled during the initial climb and impacted a bean field. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunction or failure with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for CEN12LA541 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Aug 11, 2012
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Litchfield, Illinois
- Nearest airport
- Litchfield Municipal Airport (3LF)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Cessna 177RG
- N-number
- N1564H
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.