Eclipse Loses Part

NTSB Identification: CHI08IA200
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Incident occurred Thursday, July 17, 2008 in Rockford, IL
Aircraft: Eclipse Aviation Corporation EA500, registration: N875NA
Injuries: 2 Uninjured.

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.

On July 17, 2008, at 1655 central daylight time, an Eclipse Aviation
Corporation EA500, N875NA, sustained minor damage during an in-flight
separation of the aft, lower, left hand side, wing to body fairing,
during cruise flight near Rockford, Illinois. Visual meteorological
conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The 14 CFR Part 91
flight was operating on an instrument flight rules flight plan. Neither
of the two pilots, the only occupants, were injured. The flight last
departed from Pinedale, Wyoming, and was en route to Chicago Executive
Airport, Chicago/Prospect Heights/Wheeling, Illinois, where it landed
without further incident.