# NTSB CHI68A0081: Dehaviland DH104, N999NJ, Chicago, IL, March 8, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 8, 1968
- Place: Chicago, IL · CHICAGO, IL
- Location: 41.8500° N, 87.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8500&lon=-87.6501&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 6 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 1, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110895
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI68A0081
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68A0081

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1294   68/3/8    CHICAGO,ILL         DEHAVILAND DH104    CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 8600
        TIME - 2020                    N999NJ              PX-  5  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISSING AIRCRAFT,NOT RECOVERED                           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- ACFT MISSING ENROUTE NEAR CHICAGO. ACFT DAMAGE AND INJURIES TO 1 PAX PRESUMED. 5 BODIES RECOVERED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N999NJ](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N999NJ-1972-01-13), registration cancelled 1972-01-13, S/N 04456 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILAND DH104
- Registry model: [Dehavilland DH104 DOVE 6A](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dh104-dove-6a) (registry code 2800410) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N999NJ (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 CHI68F0266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68F0266), Aug 18, 1967: Dehaviland DH 104 (N999NJ), Wheeling, IL, substantial damage

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.

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