An Examination Of The Airplane And Its Engine Revealed No Preimpact Mechanical Anomalies
On November 25, 2022, about 1615 central standard time, an Extra EA 300/LC airplane, N361LX, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Wonder Lake, Illinois. The pilot was fatally injured. The aerobatic airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) automatic dependent surveillance broadcast (ADS-B) data, at 1558, the airplane departed runway 27 at Galt Field Airport (10C), Wonder Lake, Illinois, and entered a climbing right turn toward north and 3,000 ft mean sea level (msl).