CHI80FEE23

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing A75N1 · Marengo, IL · May 4, 1980

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 4, 1980
Place
Marengo, IL · MARENGO, IL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4997VBoeing A75N1
Status
Completed · report August 1, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19800504012689A
Case key
130743

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1039   80/5/4    MARENGO,IL          BOEING A75N1        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1520                    N4997V              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  56, 21540 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            146 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WALPOLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FT.ATKINSON,WI              MARENGO,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- PLT RPRTD-ACFT VEERED RGT DRG BRAKING.L BRAKE REMOVED BFR INVESTIGATOR ARRIVED.

Aircraft

Registration
N4997V
Reported as
Boeing A75N1
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Walpole

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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