- Date
- September 19, 1976
- Place
- Downers Grove, IL · DOWNERS GROVE, IL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6665DN.American 100
- Status
- Completed · report January 11, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760919031109A
- Case key
- 155637
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3325 76/9/19 DOWNERS GROVE,IL N.AMERICAN 100 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 51, 382 TIME - 1745 N6665D PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BROOKRIGE RLA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DOWNERS GROVE,IL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- WHILE IN THE FLARE PSN R WING CONTACTED THE RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6665D
- Reported as
- N.American 100
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Brookrige Rla
N6665DRegistered now · Volaircraft 10AAirframe modelVolaircraft 10AEngine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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