19870531040919I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-31T · Chicago, IL · May 31, 1987

Date
May 31, 1987 · 20:00 local
Place
Chicago, IL
Airport
Ohare
Phase of flight
Other Ground Ops
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
JESA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N727CM
Reported as
Piper PA31T
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,200 total400 in this make and model310 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.

Aircraft fell onto tiedown bracket during improper loading. Diverted with flight control problems. Bulkhead damaged

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT FELL ONTO TIEDOWN BRACKET DURING IMPROPER LOADING. DIVERTED WITH FLIGHT CONTROL PROBLEMS. BULKHEAD DAMAGED

Other reports on N727CM · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.