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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Wthrly 201 · Chicago, IL · June 5, 1979

Date
June 5, 1979 · 16:39 local
Place
Chicago, IL
Airport
Midway
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N777LT
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI79DEE73
Reported as
Wthrly 201
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
272 total104 in this make and model42 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.

Allowed acft to land off side of rwy after being drifted by strong, gusty crosswind during level off.

As the FAA filed it

ALLOWED ACFT TO LAND OFF SIDE OF RWY AFTER BEING DRIFTED BY STRONG, GUSTY CROSSWIND DURING LEVEL OFF.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.