# NTSB CHI89IA145: Dornier DO-228, N265MC, Chicago, IL, July 9, 1989

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report
- Date: July 9, 1989, 12:47 local (17:47 UTC)
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Location: 41.8500° N, 87.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8500&lon=-87.6501&mi=10
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 9 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 26, 1992
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 14288
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI89IA145
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/14288/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89IA145

## Probable cause

POOR LOOKOUT BY THE CREW OF THE DORNIER AND THE CITABRIA.

## Sequence of events

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

- Occurrence
  - weather condition - haze/smoke (contributing factor)
  - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot of other aircraft (cause)

## Aircraft

- Registration: N265MC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DORNIER DO-228
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: GARRETT TPE 331-5 715 horsepower turbo prop
- Damage: No damage
- Flight: Part 135
- Registered owner: Midway Airlines
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport
- Departed: RFD, ROCKFORD, IL
- Flight plan: IFR

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; flight engineer, airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 280° at 12 knots
- Visibility: 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 97 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: DPA, 15 nm away

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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