- Date
- January 13, 1983, 15:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place
- Glenview, IL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6347WPiper PA-28-140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830113002159A
- Case key
- 11972
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During a long final approach to o'hare intl arpt the eng quit at 1,900 ft MSL. The plt was over a residential area but found a short field in which to land. The left main landing gear separated & then the left wing separated. The fuel selector was found positioned to the empty right tank. The plt stated the only restart action he attempted was to momentarily depress the starter button.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6347W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-20405
- Airframe hours
- 26,054
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- C & S Aviation Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 1, 1982 · 37 hours before
- Departed
- VPZ · Valpariso, IN
- Destination
- ORD · Chicago, IL
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
- 27
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 128 total · 14 in this make and model · 90 as pilot in command · 3 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 36 °F, dew point 25 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ORD, 9 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N6347W · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.