- Date
- August 14, 1972
- Place
- Chicago, IL · CHICAGO, IL
- Injuries
- 29 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N4226Fairchild FH227B
- Status
- Completed · report March 21, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167769
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0033 72/8/14 CHICAGO,ILL FAIRCHILD FH227B CR- 0 0 3 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1435 N4226 PX- 0 0 26 42, 13500 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 6010 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - OHARE OPERATOR - OZARK AIR LINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHICAGO,ILL SPRINGFIELD,ILL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: ON GROUND TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE SCATTERED UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 92 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 290 13 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR IFR REMARKS- SEVERE GUSTY WINDS IN TSTM ACTIVITY CAUSE STRUCTURAL DMG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4226
- Reported as
- Fairchild FH227B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ohare
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