- Date
- September 11, 1970
- Place
- West Chicago, IL · WEST CHICAGO, IL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5049EAero Comdr 680W
- Status
- Completed · report June 24, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 140043
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3716 70/9/11 WEST CHICAGO,ILL AERO COMDR 680W CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 0445 N5049E PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS 29, 3600 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1100 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DUPAGE COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION JANESVILLE,WISC CHICAGO,ILL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - TURBINE ASSEMBLY: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- HI SPEED PINION ASSEMBLY SUPPORT HOUSING FRAGMENTED.SHAFT AND GR DISENGAGED FROM 1ST REDUCTION GR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5049E
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr 680W
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Dupage County