# NTSB Accident CHI01FA165
> **VanderBeek Christen Eagle II** · 2001-06-15 · Plainfield, IL, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI01FA165
- **Event ID:** 20010620X01212
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2001-06-15
- **Location:** Plainfield, IL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.609214, -88.199935
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** VanderBeek
- **Model:** Christen Eagle II
- **Registration:** N80VB
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the improper in-flight planning/decision and the aircraft control not maintained by the pilot.  The thunderstorm outflow was a contributing factor.

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