- Date
- April 23, 1977
- Place
- Chicago, IL · CHICAGO, IL
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N847Aero Comdr 690A
- Status
- Completed · report November 30, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770423037709A
- Case key
- 152499
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3455 77/4/23 CHICAGO,IL AERO COMDR 690A CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1550 N847 PX- 3 0 0 CORP/EXEC 41, 6707 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 1200 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MEIGS FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHICAGO,IL HARRISBURG,IL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: RUN STALL: SPIN LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: BIRD INGESTION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- PLT ADVISED OF SEAGULLS ON RWY.INEFFECTIVE BIRD REMOVAL TECHNIQUE.FAILED TO RETRACT FLAPS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N847
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr 690A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Meigs Field
N847Registration cancelled Dec 22, 1977 · Rockwell Commander 690AAirframe modelRockwell Commander 690A
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N847 · 1
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