# NTSB CHI79DEE14: Cessna 401A, N622DG, Chicago, IL, December 6, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 6, 1978
- Place: Chicago, IL · CHICAGO, IL
- Location: 41.8500° N, 87.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8500&lon=-87.6501&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 16, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138394
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79DEE14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEE14

## NTSB brief

```
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 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 401A
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Chicago Midway

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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