# Accident 19960731020259A: Hofflu H36DIMONA, Chicago/Waukega, IL, July 31, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1996, 11:28 local time
- Place: Chicago/Waukega, IL
- Airport: Waukegan Regional Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3992° N, 87.8496° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3992&lon=-87.8496&mi=10
- Aircraft: N86PS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86PS-1997-03-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hoffman-Flugzeugbau H 36 DIMONA (registry code 4670101, https://openairdocs.org/model/hoffman-flugzeugbau-h-36-dimona) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HOFFLU H36DIMONA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96FA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96FA264) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960731020259A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CHI96FA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96FA264), Jul 31, 1996: Hoffman, Wolf, Flugzeugbau H-36 (N86PS), Waukegan, IL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: failure 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…

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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