41.8500° N, 87.6501° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles.Open in the map
Date
October 2, 1973
Place
Chicago, IL
Airport
Miegs Field
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8MW
Reported as
Piper 601SMITH
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,262 total667 in this make and model281 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Sighted fld cncld IFR.wx deteriorated 2MI vis fog. Entrd water abt 1 1/2 mi NE of arpt.
As the FAA filed it
SIGHTED FLD CNCLD IFR.WX DETERIORATED 2MI VIS FOG.ENTRD WATER ABT 1 1/2 MI NE OF ARPT.