- Date
- August 26, 1975
- Place
- Island Lake, IL · ISLAND LAKE, IL
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7282LRaven RX-6
- Status
- Completed · report September 24, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750826030349A
- Case key
- 151358
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4104 75/8/26 ISLAND LAKE,IL RAVEN RX-6 CR- 0 1 1 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 270 TIME - 1905 N7282L PX- 0 0 0 DUAL TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ISLAND LAKE,IL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN SYSTEMS - OTHER SYSTEMS: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOOSE,PART/FITTING FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PROPANE BURNER ASSY RX-6 DWG.D-13180. SCREW IN BLAST VALVE CAME LOOSE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7282L
- Reported as
- Raven RX-6
- Category
- Balloon
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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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.