# NTSB CHI68F0322: Lear Jet 23, N1966W, Wheeling, IL, September 6, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 6, 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 8, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114307
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI68F0322
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68F0322

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3346   67/9/6    WHEELING,ILL        LEAR JET 23         CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, 8600
        TIME - 0918                    N1966W              PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 TRANSPORT, TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            300 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PAL-WAUKEE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1966W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LEAR JET 23
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Pal-Waukee

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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