- Date
- December 6, 1978
- Place
- Chicago, IL · CHICAGO, IL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N622DGCessna 401A
- Status
- Completed · report February 16, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 138394
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3866 78/12/6 CHICAGO,IL CESSNA 401A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 2245 N622DG PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO 29, 3681 TOTAL HOURS, 638 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CHICAGO MIDWAY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHICAGO,IL DAYTON,OH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND REMARKS- UNABLE TO STOP ON RY DUE TO ICE COVERED SURFACE.COLLIDED WITH SNOWBANK 100 FT OFF RY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N622DG
- Reported as
- Cessna 401A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Chicago Midway