- Date
- November 25, 1968
- Place
- Chicago, IL · CHICAGO, IL
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N27Douglas DC-3C
- Status
- Completed · report January 30, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 107357
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4222 68/11/25 CHICAGO,ILL DOUGLAS DC-3C CR- 0 0 3 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 4891 TIME - 0538 N27 PX- 0 0 0 OTHER PUBLIC TOTAL HOURS, 3278 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - OHARE TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: INADEQUATE FLIGHT TRAINING-PROCEDURES TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE REMARKS- BELOW GLIDE PATH CLEARANCE CK.FAA SCHEDULED NITE FLT.PLT DID NOT WAIT FOR THEODOLITE OP.LANDED OK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N27
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-3C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ohare