# Accident 19931203046039A: Cessna 550, Chicago/West Ch, IL, December 3, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 3, 1993, 17:17 local time
- Place: Chicago/West Ch, IL
- Airport: Dupage
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8797° N, 88.2195° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8797&lon=-88.2195&mi=10
- Aircraft: N550RD (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 550
- Reported engine: PWA JT15D4
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 30,000 total, 450 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931203046039A

## Narrative

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

LOUD BANG ON CLIMBOUT. LOST RIGHT POWER. DIVERTED MDW. HAD STRUCK A FLOCK OF GEESE. RIGHT ENGINE INJESTED SAME.

## 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 CHI94LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA046), Dec 3, 1993: Cessna 550 (N550RD), West Chicago, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the collision with birds/geese shortly after takeoff. Reduced visibility in fog was a factor.

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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