- Date
- August 1, 1974
- Place
- Chicago, IL · CHICAGO, IL
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N1188YPiper PA-30
- Status
- Completed · report October 3, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740801029179A
- Case key
- 134950
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2583 74/8/1 NR.CHICAGO,ILL PIPER PA-30 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 48, 650 TIME - 1614 N1188Y PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 17 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TUSCOLA,ILL MANITOWOC,WIS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, ATTACHMENTS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE DOOR/PANEL OPEN REMARKS- PLT REACHED DWN TO R FOR ENROUTE CHART ACFT ENTRD STEEP DSCNDG TURN TO L.DMGD STAB,DOOR OPENED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1188Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-30
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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Other investigations on N1188Y · 1
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