CHI71FEE74

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing A75N1 · Wauconda, IL · May 21, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 21, 1971
Place
Wauconda, IL · WAUCONDA, IL
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N4786NBoeing A75N1
Status
Completed · report January 13, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
161549

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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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3-1673  71/5/21    WAUCONDA,ILL        BOEING A75N1        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 250
        TIME - 1611                    N4786N              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NORTHBROOK,ILL              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- FAILED TO EXECUTE PROPER RECOVERY FROM INVERTED SPIN.PLT AND PX PARACHUTED SAFELY.

Aircraft

Registration
N4786N
Reported as
Boeing A75N1
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.