- Date
- November 28, 1975
- Place
- Chicago, IL · CHICAGO, IL
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N43688Piper PA-28R
- Status
- Completed · report March 22, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19751128041829A
- Case key
- 152111
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4054 75/11/28 CHICAGO,IL PIPER PA-28R CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 30, 99 TOTAL TIME - 1000 N43688 PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 19 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CHICAGO-MEIGS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHICAGO,IL DETROIT,MI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: ON GROUND TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RAMP/TAXIWAY AIRFRAME - WINGS: WING ATTACHMENT FITTINGS,BOLTS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- TAXIED OVR RIDGE OF SNOW AND ICE DMGD R WING REAR ATTACH POINTS OF MAIN GR TO FALSE SPAR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N43688
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Chicago-Meigs
N43688Registered now · Piper PA-28R-200Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-200Engine modelLycoming I0360 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.