- Date
- December 23, 1973
- Place
- Schaumberg, IL · SCHAUMBERG, IL
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3479UCessna 182F
- Status
- Completed · report May 6, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731223040199A
- Case key
- 187392
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4119 73/12/23 SCHAUMBERG,ILL CESSNA 182F CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 32, 227 TIME - 1730 N3479U PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 24 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SCHAUMBERG DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WATERTOWN,WIS SCHAUMBERG,ILL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: GENERATORS/ALTERNATORS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS REMARKS- ONE COMMUTATOR BRUSH OF GEN BKN,LEAD SEPARATED.PLT NOT AWARE OF DNWND LDG,WING FLAPS INOP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3479U
- Reported as
- Cessna 182F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Schaumberg
FAA reports on this event · 1
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