- Date
- September 26, 1982, 23:00 local (Sep 27, 1982, 04:00 UTC)
- Place
- Bedford Park, IL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1728UCessna 207
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report September 26, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820926051799A
- Case key
- 69908
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of engine power(partial) - mech failure/malf
Fuel system,line - looseCause
Forced landing
Analysis
Pilot made forced landing at night in railroad yard. Engine had loose fuel line.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1728U
- Reported as
- Cessna 207
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 20700328
- Airframe hours
- 10,000
- Engine
- Continental IO-520, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Air Freight Express
- Registered owner
- Air Freight Express
- Departed
- Minneapolis, MN
- Destination
- Chicago, IL
- Flight plan
- IFR
N1728URegistration cancelled Jul 24, 2012 · Cessna 207Airframe modelCessna 207Engine modelContinental IO-520 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 20
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 883 total · 365 in this make and model · 579 as pilot in command · 310 in the last 90 days · 200 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 220° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 6,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 160 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.