# NTSB CHI84FA282: Cessna 205, N8377Z, Oak Brook, IL, July 8, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: July 8, 1984, 10:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place: Oak Brook, IL
- Coordinates: 41.799423, -87.919738 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7994&lon=-87.9197&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 12409
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI84FA282
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/12409/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84FA282

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, maneuvering
  - fluid,fuel - other (cause)
  - fuel boost pump selector position - improper, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll
  - object - tree(s)

## Analysis

PILOT AND PASSENGERS HERE CIRCLING OVER A GOLF TOURNANENT TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON AN ADJACENT GOLF COURSE AND THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A TREE DURING THE ROLLOUT. POST ACCIDENT EXAM OF THE ENG REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF A MECHANICAL OR FAILURE. THE FUEL BOOST PUMP WAS FOUND TO BE IN THE HIGH POSITION. THE ACFT OWNER'S MANUAL STATES THAT THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP SHOULD NOT BE SWITCHED TO THE HIGH POSITION DURING NORMAL OPERATION BECAUSE CONSIDERABLY RICHER MIXTURE THAN NORMAL WILL RESULT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8377Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 205
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 205-0377
- Airframe hours: 3137
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-470-S 260 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Part 91
- Registered owner: Paul V. Smith, Sr.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, August 15, 1983, 88 hours before
- Departed: DPA, WEST CHICAGO, IL
- Airport: MDW, Midway

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 37; private; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 650 total, 207 in this make and model, 569 as pilot in command, 30 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 210° at 13 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 10,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 73 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: DPA, 14 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19840708074399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840708074399A), Jul 8, 1984: Cessna 2105, Oak Brook, IL, Destroyed. Lost electric power, battery cable loose. Later, engine quit. Electric boost pump reportedly used during flight.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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