# NTSB CHI72IC055: Lockheed Ga 382, N9258R, Chicago, IL, December 26, 1971

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 26, 1971
- Place: Chicago, IL · CHICAGO, IL
- Location: 41.8500° N, 87.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8500&lon=-87.6501&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 10, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164789
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72IC055
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72IC055

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0020  71/12/26   CHICAGO,ILL         LOCKHEED GA 382     CR-  0  0  3  SCHED DOM CARGO SRV       CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N9258R              PX-  1  0  0                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OHARE INTL
        OPERATOR - DELTA AIR LINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ATLANTA,GA                  CHICAGO,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            STATIC: PARKED-ENGINES NOT OPERATING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          MISC-STOWAWAY FOUND DEAD IN NOSE WHEEL WELL.
        REMARKS- DEATH DUE HYPOXIA AND EXPOSURE.FL WAS 30000 FT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9258R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9258R-1973-10-26), registration cancelled 1973-10-26, S/N 4170 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LOCKHEED GA 382
- Registry model: [Lockheed 382B](https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-382b) (registry code 5264104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Ohare Intl

## Other investigations on N9258R (2)

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.

- [NTSB OAK70AP058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK70AP058), May 18, 1970: Lockheed Ga 382E (N9258R), San Francisco, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA67A0091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67A0091), Mar 7, 1967: Lockheed Ga 382B (N9258R), Memphis, TN, no damage

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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