- Date
- May 6, 1970
- Place
- Chicago, IL · CHICAGO, IL
- Injuries
- 6 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N303GWDehavilland DHC-6
- Status
- Completed · report September 4, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 126427
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0851 70/5/6 CHICAGO,ILL DEHAVILLAND DHC-6 CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1007 N303GW PX- 0 0 4 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER 25, 3082 TOTAL HOURS, 508 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - OHARE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MANITOWOC,WIS CHICAGO,ILL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION TURBULENCE LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: INADEQUATE SPACING OF AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF REMARKS- STOL ACFT CLRD BY TWR TO COMPLETE LDG BEFORE INTERSECTION OF RWY DUE DEPARTING TRAFFIC.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N303GW
- Reported as
- Dehavilland DHC-6
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ohare