- Date
- August 13, 1978
- Place
- West Chicago, IL · WEST CHICAGO, IL
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3725FGreat Lakes 2T-1A2
- Status
- Completed · report January 12, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780813037739A
- Case key
- 139383
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3390 78/8/13 WEST CHICAGO,IL GREAT LAKES 2T-1A2 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 52, 438 TIME - 1743 N3725F PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DUPAGE COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WEST CHICAGO,IL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3725F
- Reported as
- Great Lakes 2T-1A2
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Dupage County
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.