- Date
- July 24, 1966
- Place
- Chicago, IL · CHICAGO, IL
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8846SCessna 150F
- Status
- Completed · report February 3, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 171646
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0498 66/7/24 CHICAGO ILL CESSNA 150F CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 37, 53 TOTAL TIME - 1820 N8846S PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 26 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MEIGS FIELD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: BUZZING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING REMARKS- PILOT DISCLAIMS MEMORY OF ACCIDENT.WITNESSES-CO-WORKERS OF PLT-WOULD NOT SUBMIT STATEMENTS.ENG OK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8846S
- Reported as
- Cessna 150F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Meigs Field
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