- Date
- February 13, 1974
- Place
- Elgin, IL · ELGIN, IL
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N261WRMitsubishi MU2B
- Status
- Completed · report April 8, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740213003469A
- Case key
- 187013
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0277 74/2/13 ELGIN,ILL MITSUBISHI MU2B CR- 0 0 2 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0540 N261WR PX- 0 0 2 CORP/EXEC 27, 2075 TOTAL HOURS, 360 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ELGIN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ELGIN,ILL ATLANTA,GA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) WEATHER - FOG AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OBSCURATION UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1/4 MILE OR LESS NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND FOG CALM WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS CALM IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR REMARKS- INSTRUMENT TKOF ACFT STRUCK SNOWBANK L SIDE OF RWY.VIS RPTD AT TIME 1/16 MI.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N261WR
- Reported as
- Mitsubishi MU2B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Elgin
FAA reports on this event · 1
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