THE DTSB
Pending. Night IMC time building flight and attempted IFR approach in very low vis. Pilot name has not been released.
Key facts
- DateNovember 23, 2025
- Local time9:40 PM
- LightNight
- WeatherIMC
- Phase of flightTakeoff
- People on board3
- Fatalities1
- AirportKPPQ
Accident Location
- City, State
- Pittsfield, Illinois
- Latitude
- 39.675456
- Longitude
- -90.780412
- Airport ID
- KPPQ
Aircraft Info
- N Number
- N47700
- Make
- Piper
- Model
- PA-28R
- Category / Class
- Aircraft Single Engine Land
- Amateur Built
- No
Pilot Info
- Gender
- Male
- Certification
- Unknown
- IFR rating
- Yes
- Medical
- Unknown
- Flight school
- Unknown
- Instructional flight
- Unknown
Analysis
- Weather
- IMC
- Time of day
- Night
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Pilot error
- Yes
- Pilot incapacitation
- Unknown
- People on board
- 3
- PIC fatality
- 1
- Total fatalities
- 1
- NTSB travel
- Unknown
- AQP category
- 2) SD-N →
Probable Cause
NTSB
None yet (final report not yet published).
Recommendation
THE DTSB
Pending.
NTSB
None issued. NTSB recommendations are rare and usually tied to high-profile accidents.
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