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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Hofflu H 36 DIMONA · Chicago/Waukega, IL · July 31, 1996

Date: July 31, 1996 · 11:28 local
Place: Chicago/Waukega, IL
Airport: Waukegan Regional Airport
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N86PS
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI96FA264
Reported as: Hofflu H36DIMONA
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1

N86PSRegistration cancelled Mar 24, 1997 · Hoffman-Flugzeugbau H 36 DIMONAS/N 360153 Airframe modelHoffman-Flugzeugbau H 36 DIMONA

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What happened

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

Engine cowling opened on takeoff. Stalled and crashed trying to return to airport. (-23) 86PS was destroyed when it impacted the ground while attempting an emergency landing. The pilot had just departed and was attempting to return to the airport for landing after he reported to the control tower that the engine cowling was loose. The pilot was fatally injured. The 14 CFR part 91 flight had departed the Waukegan airport, Waukegan, IL, on a local flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE COWLING OPENED ON TAKEOFF. STALLED AND CRASHED TRYING TO RETURN TO AIRPORT. (-23) 86PS WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED THE GROUND WHILE ATTEMPTING AN EMERGENCY LANDING. THE PILOT HAD JUST DEPARTED AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT FOR LANDING AFTER HE REPORTED TO THE CONTROL TOWER THAT THE ENGINE COWLING WAS LOOSE. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT HAD DEPARTED THE WAUKEGAN AIRPORT, WAUKEGAN, IL, ON A LOCAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB CHI96FA264Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportWaukegan, ILfailure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed, while maneuvering to land, which resulted in an inadvertent stalled and collision with the terrain. A factor relating to the accident was: the loose engine cowling.Jul 31, 1996 · Destroyed