No fatalities
DE HAVILLAND DH82 A accident at Harvard, IL, 27 Sept 2025
On September 27, 2025, a DE HAVILLAND DH82 A was involved in an aviation accident near Harvard, IL. No fatalities were reported. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: The pilot’s failure of the pilot to maintain directional control during takeoff which resulted in a collision with cornstalks. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s partially obscured vision due to sun glare. This summary draws on records from NTSB; 12 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure of the pilot to maintain directional control during takeoff which resulted in a collision with cornstalks. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s partially obscured vision due to sun glare.
— NTSB Determination
Contributing factors
Directional control — Not attained/maintainedPilotEffect on personnel