- Date
- June 29, 1966
- Place
- Chicago, IL · CHICAGO, IL
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N2911TAero Comdr 200D
- Status
- Completed · report February 2, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 171690
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0542 66/6/29 CHICAGO ILL AERO COMDR 200D CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 5784 TIME - 2208 N2911T PX- 3 0 0 DEMONSTRATION TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MEIGS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INCORRECT TRIM SETTING FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: ELEVATOR AND ELEVATOR TAB CONTROL SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOOSE,PART/FITTING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLUTTER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- PLT OPER.PITCHDOWN TRIM BEYOND LIMIT STOP TO 9-DEG L-TAB,12-DEG R-TAB.CONTROL PRESSURES EXCESSIVE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2911T
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr 200D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Meigs
N2911TRegistration cancelled Feb 4, 2017 · Aero Commander 200DAirframe modelAero Commander 200DEngine modelContinental IO-520 series
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