# NTSB CHI68F0266: Dehaviland DH 104, N999NJ, Wheeling, IL, August 18, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 18, 1967
- Place: Wheeling, IL · WHEELING, IL
- Location: 42.1277° N, 87.9210° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wheeling, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1277&lon=-87.9210&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 16, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114044
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI68F0266
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68F0266

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2955  67/8/18    WHEELING,ILL        DEHAVILAND DH 104   CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1250                    N999NJ              PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 AGE 39, 13625 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 509 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PAL-WAUKEE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- SEALING RING,P/N AH019749 BROKEN,ALLOWING INTERNAL AIR LEAK IN LEFT GEAR RETRACTING PNEUMATIC JACK
```

## 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 DH 104
- Registry model: [Dehavilland DH104 DOVE 6A](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dh104-dove-6a) (registry code 2800410) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Pal-Waukee

## 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 CHI68A0081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68A0081), Mar 8, 1968: Dehaviland DH104 (N999NJ), Chicago, IL, destroyed, 6 fatal

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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