Probable cause
The pilot not maintaining clearance from the runway sign during taxi for takeoff. A factor contributing to the accident was an icy taxiway.
NTSB analysis
The airplane impacted a runway sign during taxi for takeoff on an icy taxiway. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions with the airplane reference the accident flight. The pilot stated that the airport issued notices to airmen indicating "poor braking conditions" in effect, and "1/4" inch of ice covering runways and taxiways.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for CHI08CA081 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Feb 13, 2008
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Cahokia, Illinois
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Night
Cessna 425
- N-number
- N67726
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 135 (charter and commuter)
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.