- Date
- July 22, 1964
- Place
- Wheeling, IL · WHEELING, IL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Status
- Completed · report August 25, 1964
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 182559
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0436 64/7/22 WHEELING ILL ERCOUPE 415C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1000 N99866 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 19, 481 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 1 4 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PAL WAUKEE TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: ONE AIRBORNE TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0436 64/7/22 WHEELING ILL PIPER J3 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 37, 63 TOTAL TIME - 1000 N98261 PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 1 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PAL WAUKEE TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: ONE AIRBORNE LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N98261
- Reported as
- Piper J3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Pal Waukee
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.
- Registration
- N99866
- Reported as
- Ercoupe 415C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Pal Waukee
N99866Registration cancelled Mar 16, 2007 · Ercoupe 415-CAirframe modelErcoupe 415-CEngine modelContinental A&C75 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.