- Date
- August 18, 1981
- Place
- Chicago, IL · CHICAGO, IL
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6610LCessna 152
- Status
- Completed · report December 11, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810818050369A
- Case key
- 124091
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2742 81/8/18 CHICAGO,IL CESSNA 152 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 52, 96 TOTAL TIME - 1040 N6610L PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 80 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MIDWAY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHICAGO,IL BENTON HARBOR,MI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: SPARK PLUG MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CARBON DEPOSITS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PLUGS FD DIRTY & LEADED OVR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6610L
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Midway
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.