# NTSB CHI70F0208: Sport-Aire 11, Glen Park, IN, July 30, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 30, 1969
- Place: Glen Park, IN · GLEN PARK, IN
- Location: 41.5417° N, 87.3361° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Glen Park, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5417&lon=-87.3361&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 6, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157836
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70F0208
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70F0208

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-0015  69/7/30    GLEN PARK,IND       SPORT-AIRE 11       CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             CERTIFICATE OTHER, AGE
        TIME - 1410                    CF-WQF              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  44, UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHATHAM,ONTARIO,CAN         ROCKFORD,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CRANKSHAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- CRANKSHAFT BROKE AND SEPARATED IN FILLET AREA WHERE NR 2 CYL CRANKPIN WAS ATTACHED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: CF-WQF (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SPORT-AIRE 11
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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