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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Chicago/West Ch, IL · October 16, 1994

Date
October 16, 1994 · 13:41 local
Place
Chicago/West Ch, IL
Airport
Dupage
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N9089U
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI95FA012
Reported as
Piper PA28161
Reported engine
Lycoming O320D3G
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
223 total6 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Reported going down to ATC. Dove near vertical to impact. Trim full down. Clues point to accident as suicidal.

As the FAA filed it

REPORTED GOING DOWN TO ATC. DOVE NEAR VERTICAL TO IMPACT. TRIM FULL DOWN. CLUES POINT TO ACCIDENT AS SUICIDAL.

NTSB investigation

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