- Date
- April 11, 1981
- Place
- Chicago, IL · CHICAGO, IL
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N651GLN American 265-65
- Status
- Completed · report August 3, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 125406
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-0030 81/4/11 NR.CHICAGO,IL N AMERICAN 265-65 CR- 0 0 2 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0710 N651GL PX- 0 0 2 CORP/EXEC 39, 7150 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WHEELING,IL MONROE,LA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - COMPRESSOR ASSEMBLY: BEARING,ROTOR SHAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION REMARKS- RT ENG #5 BEARING FAILED DUE FATIGUE IN OUTER RACEWAY SURFACE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N651GL
- Reported as
- N American 265-65
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Minor damage