- Date
- April 28, 1971
- Place
- Chicago, IL · CHICAGO, IL
- Injuries
- 7 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N400RBLear Jet 23
- Status
- Completed · report November 3, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161325
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-0005 71/4/28 NR.CHICAGO,ILL LEAR JET 23 CR- 0 0 2 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 8478 TIME - 1324 N400RB PX- 0 0 5 CORP/EXEC TOTAL HOURS, 134 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHICAGO,ILL MADISONVILLE,KY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE REMARKS- RECD CLIMB CLNC.ENTERED OCST,LOST CTL.PITCH TRIM SWITCH INADVERTENTLY POS OFF.HIT TREE ON PULL OUT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N400RB
- Reported as
- Lear Jet 23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo jet
- Damage
- Minor damage