- Date
- December 7, 1976
- Place
- Wheeling, IL · WHEELING, IL
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N234MCessna 320
- Status
- Completed · report April 4, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19761207041419A
- Case key
- 156564
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3957 76/12/7 WHEELING,IL CESSNA 320 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1530 N234M PX- 0 0 3 DEMONSTRATION 46, 5244 TOTAL HOURS, 105 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PAL-WAUKEE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WHEELING,IL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: IMPROPER/INADEQUATE SNOW REMOVAL REMARKS- N7486Q(CESSNA 182P) & N7898D(PIPER PA22) BOTH RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N234M
- Reported as
- Cessna 320
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Pal-Waukee
N234MRegistration cancelled Feb 21, 2008 · Cessna 320DAirframe modelCessna 320DEngine modelContinental TSIO-520 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N234M · 1
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