- Date
- May 20, 1975
- Place
- Chicago, IL · CHICAGO, IL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1536VDehavilland OH104
- Status
- Completed · report October 15, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 149042
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3584 75/5/20 CHICAGO,IL DEHAVILLAND OH104 CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 6650 TIME - 1139 N1536V PX- 0 0 0 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 22 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MERRILL C MEIGS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SCHAUMBURG,IL CHICAGO,IL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH DITCHING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER REMARKS- FUEL DRAINED TOTAL LESS THAN 2 GAL FM EACH WING.R WING HIT FIRST ACFT CARTWHEELED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1536V
- Reported as
- Dehavilland OH104
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Merrill C Meigs
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