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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 402B · Chicago, IL · July 20, 1987

Date
July 20, 1987 · 22:19 local
Place
Chicago, IL
Airport
Chicago Midway
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
AMBA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3742C
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI87FA176
Reported as
Cessna 402B
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520E
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
3,200 total

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.

Lost left engine on climbout. Rolled inverted, hit garages, burned. Throttle had loose connection.

As the FAA filed it

LOST LEFT ENGINE ON CLIMBOUT. ROLLED INVERTED, HIT GARAGES, BURNED. THROTTLE HAD LOOSE CONNECTION.

NTSB investigation

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