CHI69F0549

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-24 · Joliet, IL · March 17, 1969

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
March 17, 1969
Place
Joliet, IL · JOLIET, IL
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N6024PPiper PA-24
Status
Completed · report June 9, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
191064

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0789  69/3/17    JOLIET,ILL          PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 486
        TIME - 1522                    N6024P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 217 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JOLIET
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           COLLIDED WITH: RESIDENCE(S)                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- STRUCK ROOF OF HOUSE.

Aircraft

Registration
N6024P
Reported as
Piper PA-24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Joliet

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