- Date
- September 20, 1975
- Place
- Chicago, IL · CHICAGO, IL
- Injuries
- 7 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4225CCessna 414
- Status
- Completed · report November 13, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750920032239A
- Case key
- 150732
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2882 75/9/20 CHICAGO,IL CESSNA 414 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 58, 1060 TIME - 1800 N4225C PX- 0 0 6 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 98 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MEIGS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHICAGO,IL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN AIRFRAME FAILURE: ON GROUND LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE BROKEN 2300 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 023-067 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 58 250 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 18 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- BLOWN TIRE. L PROP & WING DMGD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4225C
- Reported as
- Cessna 414
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Meigs
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N4225C · 1
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