19861222070739A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Blanca 14193A · West Chicago, IL · December 22, 1986

Date
December 22, 1986 · 14:37 local
Place
West Chicago, IL
Airport
Dupage
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N1253R
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI87FA054
Reported as
Blanca 14193A
Reported engine
Continental IO470F
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
2,200 total0 in this make and model65 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft struck ground, circling at a low altitude. Suspect pilot flew into unforcast icing conditions.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT STRUCK GROUND, CIRCLING AT A LOW ALTITUDE. SUSPECT PILOT FLEW INTO UNFORCAST ICING CONDITIONS.

NTSB investigation

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