Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee, N9913W, fatal accident occurred on March 20, 2026, near Whiteside County Airport (SQI/KSQI), Sterling, Illinois

 This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed.

https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N9913W

- History of Flight:
On March 20, 2026 at about 1500 local time, a Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee was destroyed when it impacted open field terrain south of Whiteside County Airport (SQI/KSQI), Sterling, Illinois. The sole pilot onboard sustained fatal injuries.

The post will be updated later when more information is released.

- Pilot Information:
No

- Airplane Information:
No

- Wreckage and Impact Information:
No

- Airport Information:
No

- Weather:
The reported weather at KSQI at 1456 LT, included: Winds 310 at 14 knots, gusting 22 knots, 10 mile visibility, no clouds under 12,000 ft (CLR), temperature 24 °C, dewpoint 7 °C, and an altimeter setting of 29.82 inches of mercury.

(1) METARs:

METAR KSQI 201956Z AUTO 31014G22KT 10SM CLR 24/07 A2982 RMK AO2 SLP096 T02390072 $

METAR KSQI 202056Z AUTO 30012G17KT 10SM CLR 24/07 A2982 RMK AO2 SLP097 T02390067 55000 $