# Accident 19861023049959A: Cessna 441, Chicago/West Ch, IL, October 23, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 1986, 08:51 local time
- Place: Chicago/West Ch, IL
- Airport: Dupage
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8801° N, 88.2194° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8801&lon=-88.2194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N241FW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N241FW-1988-08-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 441 (registry code 2076020, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-441) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 441
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE3318
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,200 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI87FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87FA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861023049959A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NOSE HIGH TAKEOFF FOLLOWED BY A TURN AND DIVE INTO THE GROUND. INDICATES PILOT LOST CONTROL FROM STRESS AND ALCOHOL

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI87FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87FA009), Oct 23, 1986: Cessna 441 (N241FW), West Chicago, IL, destroyed, 1 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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