41.8500° N, 87.6501° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles.Open in the map
Date
October 24, 1985 · 16:23 local
Place
Chicago, IL
Airport
Midway
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N421DB
Reported as
Cessna 421B
Reported engine
Continental GTSIO520H
People aboard
6
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,500 total250 in this make and model300 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.
Loss of power on right engine after takeoff. Landed safely. Oil line from propeller governor was leaking.
As the FAA filed it
LOSS OF POWER ON RIGHT ENGINE AFTER TAKEOFF. LANDED SAFELY. OIL LINE FROM PROPELLER GOVERNOR WAS LEAKING.