- Date
- May 5, 1971
- Place
- Chicago, IL · CHICAGO, IL
- Injuries
- 6 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4073LCessna 421
- Status
- Completed · report October 12, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161255
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0121 71/5/5 CHICAGO,ILL CESSNA 421 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 2431 TIME - 0830 N4073L PX- 0 0 5 CORP/EXEC TOTAL HOURS, 700 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MEIGS FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PEORIA,ILL CHICAGO,ILL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4073L
- Reported as
- Cessna 421
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Meigs Field