- Date
- October 14, 1973
- Place
- Northbrook, IL · NORTHBROOK, IL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N861WCessna 320
- Status
- Completed · report November 12, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731014033269A
- Case key
- 188483
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2928 73/10/14 NORTHBROOK,ILL CESSNA 320 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 52, 6275 TIME - 1326 N861W PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHICAGO,ILL STURGEON BAY,WISC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION TERRAIN - OTHER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PILOT NOT MULTI ENG RATED NO MEDICAL CERT.NO RECORD OF FLY TIME SINCE LAST REFUELING.CITY AREA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N861W
- Reported as
- Cessna 320
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N861WRegistration cancelled Mar 7, 2013 · Cessna 320AAirframe modelCessna 320AEngine modelContinental TSI0-470-B
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.