- Date
- March 31, 1981
- Place
- Hoffman Est, IL · HOFFMAN EST, IL
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N757PBCessna 152
- Status
- Completed · report July 27, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810331013159A
- Case key
- 126487
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1196 81/3/31 HOFFMAN EST,IL CESSNA 152 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1336 N757PB PX- 0 1 0 BUSINESS AGE 25, 1000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 700 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PAL-WAUKEE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WHEELING,IL HOFFMAN EST,IL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: SPARK PLUG MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CARBON DEPOSITS POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: HIGH TENSION WIRING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ARCING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ENGINE LOADED UP PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- HVY SOOT-ALL SPARK PLUGS,LEAD DEPOSITS-LWR PLUGS,1 PLUG WORN BYD LMT.IGNITION LEADS-SPARK TRACKING
Aircraft
- Registration
- N757PB
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Pal-Waukee
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.