# NTSB CHI76AC055: Lockheed Ga 1329, N1EM, Chicago, IL, March 25, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 25, 1976
- Place: Chicago, IL · CHICAGO, IL
- Location: 41.8500° N, 87.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8500&lon=-87.6501&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 22, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153718
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76AC055
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76AC055

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1EM-1976-09-07), registration cancelled 1976-09-07, S/N 5077, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LOCKHEED GA 1329
- Registry model: [Lockheed 1329](https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-1329) (registry code 5263102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Midway

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760325022109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760325022109A), Mar 25, 1976: Lkheed 132923E, Chicago, IL, Destroyed, 2 fatal. PIC flew dash 8 jetstar never flew dash 6 which has 1200 lb less thrust than dash 8.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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