- Date
- July 29, 1975
- Place
- West Chicago, IL · WEST CHICAGO, IL
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N21855Cessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report October 30, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750729033429A
- Case key
- 150477
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3588 75/7/29 WEST CHICAGO,IL CESSNA 172 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 275 TIME - 2201 N21855 PX- 3 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 17 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DU PAGE COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WEST CHICAGO,IL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- FLAPS DWN 30 DEG.ACFT OBSVD IN STEEP CLB OUT ATTITUDE.ACFT LEFT RWY CLOSE TO DEPT END.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N21855
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Du Page County
N21855Registration cancelled Sep 16, 2014 · Cessna 172MAirframe modelCessna 172MEngine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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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.