CHI67A0071

NTSB accident investigation · Viscount V-700 · Chicago, IL · December 4, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 4, 1966
Place
Chicago, IL · CHICAGO, IL
Injuries
50 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7450Viscount V-700
Status
Completed · report August 14, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
120559

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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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1-0063   66/12/4   CHICAGO ILL         VISCOUNT V-700      CR-  0  0  4  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1840                    N7450               PX-  0  0 46                            47, 17848 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            8628 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - O HARE INTL
        OPERATOR - UNITED AIR LINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - HYDROPLANING ON WET RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY

Aircraft

Registration
N7450
Reported as
Viscount V-700
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo prop
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
O Hare Intl

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.