- Date
- June 15, 1973
- Place
- Chicago, IL · CHICAGO, IL
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6161ADouglas DC-8
- Status
- Completed · report June 4, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 79734
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-0032 73/6/15 CHICAGO,ILL DOUGLAS DC-8 CR- 0 0 3 NS/CTR REVENUE CARGO DOM AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1402 N6161A PX- 0 0 0 UNK/NR, 20000 TOTAL DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 1829 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - O'HARE OPERATOR - AIRLIFT INTERNATIONAL,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP DETROIT,MICH SAN FRANCISCO,CALIF CHICAGO,ILL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) COPILOT - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE COPILOT - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INSTRUMENTS-MISREAD OR FAILED TO READ PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT FACTOR(S) WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - RAIN TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE BROKEN 3000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) RAIN OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 84 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 180 15 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR IFR REMARKS- HIT PWR LINE,TREES,APRX 1MI FROM RWY DRG BACK COURSE LOC APCH.LNDD OK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6161A
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-8
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo jet
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- O'Hare