CHI73DEE23

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing B75N1 · Wheeling, IL · August 12, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 12, 1972
Place
Wheeling, IL · WHEELING, IL
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5404NBoeing B75N1
Status
Completed · report March 12, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
167923

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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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3-2975  72/8/12    WHEELING,ILL        BOEING B75N1        CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0930                    N5404N              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 47, 13070 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 52 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHICAGOLAND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NORTHBROOK,ILL              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL

Aircraft

Registration
N5404N
Reported as
Boeing B75N1
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Chicagoland

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.