CHI76AC055

NTSB accident investigation · Lockheed Ga 1329 · Chicago, IL · March 25, 1976

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
March 25, 1976
Place
Chicago, IL · CHICAGO, IL
Injuries
4 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N1EMLockheed Ga 1329
Status
Completed · report June 22, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760325022109A
Case key
153718

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1758  76/3/25    CHICAGO,IL          LOCKHEED GA 1329    CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1431                    N1EM                PX-  2  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 45, 12250 TOTAL HOURS, 61
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MIDWAY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHICAGO,IL                  SAN JOSE,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PIC FLEW DASH 8 JETSTAR NEVER FLEW DASH 6 WHICH HAS 1200 LB LESS THRUST THAN DASH 8.

Aircraft

Registration
N1EM
Reported as
Lockheed Ga 1329
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo jet
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Midway

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.