- Date
- February 4, 1983, 18:35 local (Feb 5, 1983, 00:35 UTC)
- Place
- Chicago, IL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N40793Piper PA-28-180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830204004959A
- Case key
- 12080
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft collided with a parked acft on the ramp. The student pilot started the acft on a snow covered icy ramp at nightthe parking brakes were set but when the engine started the acft taxied into another acft. After the accident the brakesof the acft were checked and there was no evidence of malfunction.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N40793
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7405066
- Airframe hours
- 3,438
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Edward W. Martin
- Registered owner
- G. R. Hecko
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 1, 1982 · 78 hours before
- Destination
- KKK
- Airport
- MDW · Midway
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
- 39
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 129 total · 129 in this make and model · 92 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Observed at
- MDW
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 N40793 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.