CHI66F0542

NTSB accident investigation · Beechcraft A23 · Cahokia, IL · January 15, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 15, 1966
Place
Cahokia, IL · CAHOKIA, IL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N1443LBeechcraft A23
Status
Completed · report March 2, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
173637

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0088  66/1/15    CAHOKIA ILL         BEECHCRAFT A23      CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 39, 19 TOTAL
        TIME - 1215                    N1443L              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BI-STATES
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS

Aircraft

Registration
N1443L
Reported as
Beechcraft A23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Bi-States

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.