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NTSB investigations, 1987, IL

180,610 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,589 accidents, the rest incidents and other occurrences. Each has NTSB’s narrative and, once the investigation is done, its probable cause; since 2008, its findings and sequence of events.

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duckdb -csv -c "SELECT c.\"ntsbNumber\", c.\"eventDate\", c.\"eventType\", c.\"eventCity\", c.\"eventStateOrRegion\", a.n_number, a.\"aircraftMake\", a.\"aircraftModel\", c.\"highestInjuryLevel\", c.\"totalFatal\", c.\"completionStatus\", c.report_url
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NTSB CHI88LA034Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172K · Staunton, ILDuring the flare for landing the aircraft drifted to the right and the right wingtip contacted the rudders of two aircraft parked with their tails 21' and 23' from the centerline of the runway. The wingspan of the accident aircraft is 35'9'. Had the pilot…Dec 22, 1987 · N78705 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI88FA035Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech 58 · Wedron, ILThe airplane struck trees and descended uncontrolled into a river while attempting a night forced landing after running out of fuel during a cargo flight. The airplane was found under water on the fifth day of a search conducted by the cap after two boys…Dec 18, 1987 · N3702K · DestroyedNTSB CHI88LA033Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Lincoln, ILThe plt returned to the arpt after dark & noted there was an excessive x-wind for the active rwy. He elected to land on the unlighted grass rwy (rwy 14) which was aligned more favorably with the wind. He thought that on final apch, he had aligned the acft…Dec 6, 1987 · N757KW · Substantial damageNTSB CHI88DEV01Accident · 1 fatalFinal reportCessna 150L · Marion, ILPilot in command suffered a fatal heart attack. His wife, a private pilot, attempted to land the aircraft, lost control on landing roll and struck a runway light.Dec 5, 1987 · N7533G · Substantial damageNTSB CHI88LA031Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-24-180 · Danville, ILEarlier in the day, the acft was flown from Danville to rochelle, IL. While on a return flt without refueling, the eng began losing power, so the plt moved the fuel selector to the rgt tank (which indcd 1/4 full) & power was restored. However, about 2 min…Nov 28, 1987 · N5611P · Substantial damageNTSB CHI88LA030Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 337 · Kankakee, ILThe pilot was attempting to land on runway 22 at an uncontrolled airport when he heard another pilot transmit he was about to depart from the same runway. According to the pilot, while he was turning on to final approach, he observed an aircraft taxiing to…Nov 21, 1987 · N6255F · Substantial damageNTSB CHI88DEE01Accident · No injuriesFinal reportAlexander Volksplane VP-1 · Dekalb, ILThe plt had little experience flying tailwheel equipped acft & had only 10 hrs flt time in this make & model. During arrival, he landed on rwy 27 with a quartering left x-wind that was gusting to 20 KTS. Just before touchdown, a gust of wind caused the acft…Nov 12, 1987 · N99VP · Substantial damageNTSB CHI88LA022Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-30B · Decatur, ILThe aircraft experienced a landing with the gear retracted. The pilot stated that he perceived the yellow light indication for the landing gear to mean 'down', instead of looking for a green light.Nov 10, 1987 · N7865Y · Substantial damageNTSB CHI88LA018Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172P · Danville, ILDuring an emergency off airport landing, subsequent to a power failure, the aircraft experienced a nose over and suffered substantial damage. The pilot reported no injuries. Investigation after the accident revealed a valve sticking problem in the engine.…Nov 6, 1987 · N52263 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI88LA017Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna T210N · Sugar Grove, ILWhile descending for landing the aircraft experienced total power failure due to fuel exhaustion. An emergency landing was made on a road and on short final, the aircraft collided with power lines which ran along the south side of the road. According to the…Nov 5, 1987 · N5360U · Substantial damageNTSB CHI88FA012Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportBellanca 8KCAB · Lawrenceville, ILWhile performing aerobatic maneuvers the aircraft entered a spin to the left and did not recover before impacting the ground. The acft entered the spin after the plt announced that this spin would be the last maneuver before landing. The spin was started at…Oct 31, 1987 · N41682 · DestroyedNTSB CHI88IA015Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportBoeing 737-322 · Chicago, ILThe south rwys (32L, 9R, & 4R) were being ctld by the south LCL ctlr (slc) & the north rwys (9L & 4L) were ctld by the north LCL ctlr (nlc). At 1543:26, slc told united flt 973 (Boeing 737) to hold on 32L & expect a 3 min delay bfr tkof. Air Wisconsin flt 954…Oct 29, 1987 · N305UA · 2 aircraft · No damageNTSB CHI88IA011Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportMcdonnell Douglas DC-10-10 · Chicago, ILA wing panel separated from the airplane while in cruise flight. Crew declared an emergency and landed without further incident. Examination revealed that maintenance personnel did not fasten 4 of the 5 rod end assembilies used to secure the panel to the top…Oct 28, 1987 · N1813U · Minor damageNTSB CHI88LA016Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSchweizer SGS 2-33A · Union, ILThe glider was approaching to land when, according to the pilot, he noticed the aircraft was descending 'too fast' and his airspeed was 'too slow'. The pilot then realized he wasn't going to make the runway and decided to land the glider in a nearby field.…Oct 25, 1987 · N1219S · Substantial damageNTSB CHI88LA006Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150J · Springfield, ILWhile taxiing back to the parking ramp, after a short instructional flight, the student and flight instructor were looking ahead into the parking area for a vacant parking place. While they were searching for a place to park, the right wing of the aircraft…Oct 19, 1987 · N60481 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI87LA226Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172 · Frankfort, ILThe student plt was on a flt with 2 pax aboard. He rprtd that drg a ngt lndg, the acft bounced & ballooned. He added pwr to fly the acft back down to the rwy, but it bounced & ballooned again. By this time, the acft was about halfway down the rwy.…Sep 27, 1987 · N5196K · Substantial damageNTSB CHI87LA223Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-38-112 · Joliet, ILThe aircraft landed on what the pilot thought was a runway. He stated that on short final the aircraft floated before touching down and consequently there was not enough room to make a go-around. After touchdown, he braked hard and the aircraft swerved left…Sep 27, 1987 · N6320A · Substantial damageNTSB CHI87FA219Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech H-18 · Rockford, ILThe commercial pilot was on a repositioning flight from kenosha, Wisconsin to atlanta, Georgia, after having been without sleep for about 20 hours. Witnesses observed the aircraft circling a subdivision near Rockford, Illinois at a low altitude, just above…Sep 22, 1987 · N5850S · DestroyedNTSB CHI87LA220Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172RG · Pinckneyville, ILAccording to the instructor (CFI), he & the student confirmed the gear was extended & locked as they entered the traffic pattern. Flaps were extended & they contd in the pattern to practice a short field landing technique. Power was reduced after crossing…Sep 20, 1987 · N9543B · Substantial damageNTSB CHI87LA218Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28RT-201T · Grayslake, ILThe aircraft landed off the right side of the runway on a dark night when the pilot was unable to identify the intended landing runway. The aircraft landed in soft turf and during subsequent loss of control, turned right and nosed down into a ravine. The…Sep 20, 1987 · N8315S · Substantial damageNTSB CHI87DEE10Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportHughes 269A · Plainfield, ILWhile maneuvering at about 4 feet above ground level the pilot experienced a loss of engine power and entered an uncontrolled right turn and descent, colliding with the ground. The engine power loss was due to the failure of a stud and bolt holding the…Sep 15, 1987 · N8927F · Substantial damageNTSB CHI87LA208Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172PC · Jerseyville, ILThe pilot and one passenger were returning from a local flight. It had become dark during their flight and as the pilot was approaching to land on runway 36 the landing gear of the aircraft struck a drainage ditch approximately 2-3 feet short of the runway.…Sep 9, 1987 · N5343K · Substantial damageNTSB CHI87LA203Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · New Lenox, ILThe accident occurred on a local training flight. At 3500 ft MSL the eng failed. The student plt landed at a near-by arpt but bounced on touchdown, veered off the rnwy and nosed over. Eng exam disclosed broken primary venturi in carb.Sep 5, 1987 · N67447 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI87IA201Incident · Minor injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportMcdonnell Douglas DC-8-71 · Chicago, ILSmoke detected in the cabin resulted in an evacuation of the aircraft just after being pushed back from the jet-way. Subsequent investigation established that a malfunctioning pack valve had caused the air-conditioning system to overheat causing the smoke.…Sep 3, 1987 · N8078U · No damageNTSB CHI87FA212Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportCessna 177 · Genoa, ILThe plt made a straight-in apch to land at dusk on an unlighted sod rwy. He stated he lowered 10 deg of flaps aprx 2 mi fm the rwy. While on final apch, with the power set at aprx 1800 RPM, the acft began to settle. The plt said he applied full power, but it…Sep 3, 1987 · N2295Y · Substantial damageNTSB CHI87LA199Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172P · Wheeling, ILAccording to the plt, the lndg was normal until after touchdown when the acft bgn to 'track' toward the rgt side of the rwy. The plt said he applied left rudder, but the acft contd off the rgt side, went into a drainage ditch with standing water & nosed over.Aug 29, 1987 · N54452 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI87FA195Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 172 · Baileyville, ILWhile performing a low level (300-400' above the ground) flight search for a remote controlled aircraft that had been lost during flight, the pilot lost control of the acft. A witness reported that the aircraft entered a 'tight left turn', and then the nose…Aug 23, 1987 · N8207B · DestroyedNTSB CHI87NA194Incident · Minor injuriesFinal reportBoeing 767-231ER · Belleville, ILAug 22, 1987 · N609TW · Minor damageNTSB CHI87LA213Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMooney 20K · Crestwood, ILUpon arrival at howell airport the pilot set up a close approach for landing on runway 36 because of deteriorating weather conditions. The pilot was unable to get current wind conditions at the airport from UNICOM but decided to continue the approach. During…Aug 14, 1987 · N10816 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI87IA188Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportBoeing 727-233 · Chicago, ILAir Canada flt 839 (Boeing 727, c-gyne) was depg Chicago o'hare intl arpt as Cessna 650 (citation), N20AT, was depg palwaukee (pwk) arpt, about 8 mi north of o'hare. Both flts tkof with IFR flt plans. Bfr the citation tkof, the pwk twr ctlr ctcd the TRACON…Aug 8, 1987 · CGYNE · 2 aircraft · No damageNTSB CHI87DEE09Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportRobertson B1-RD · Kankakee/Elks, ILDuring a takeoff from a golf course fairway the acft collided with a tree and crashed. A sketched description of the scene revealed only 60 yards between the starting point of the takeoff and the tree. In spite of this, the plt stated that he climbed to about…Aug 6, 1987 · N44870 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI87IA183Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportMcdonnell Douglas DC-10-10 · Chicago, ILAfter ldg the co B727 was directed to make two right turns and follow an acft that had landed in front of him. The pilot made one right turn and taxied down an empty runway. This taxi route crossed an active runway. An aa#DC-10 on takeoff roll, at 110 knots,…Aug 3, 1987 · N113AA · 2 aircraft · No damageNTSB CHI87DEV03Accident · No injuriesFinal reportPiper PA-22 · Roanoke, ILAfter developing an oil leak the pilot elected to make a precautionary landing. The aircraft encountered rough terrain on touchdown and collapsed the nose gear and nosed over. The pilot and one passenger reported no injuries, however the aircraft was…Aug 2, 1987 · N7958A · Substantial damageNTSB CHI87LA181Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182J · Lansing, ILWhile landing on runway 27, the pilot overshot the runway and rolled into a shallow ditch.Jul 31, 1987 · N3164F · Substantial damageNTSB CHI87LA190Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150 · Wheeling, ILThe student plt was on her fourth supervised solo making touch-&-go lndgs. Drg a lndg, the acft ballooned, then touched down hard. The nose gear collapsed, & subsequently, the acft came to rest off the left side of the rwy.Jul 30, 1987 · N9456U · Substantial damageNTSB CHI87FA176Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 402B · Chicago, ILFailure of maintenance personnel to perform proper installation of the left throttle linkage.Jul 21, 1987 · N3742C · DestroyedNTSB CHI87LA173Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech C23 · Monticello, ILThe acft ran off end of the rwy after the eng lost power drg a practice short fld takeoff. According to the instructor (CFI), there was insufficient rwy remaining to stop the acft drg the aborted takeoff. Maintenance psnl could not duplicate the eng prblm…Jul 17, 1987 · N6011T · Substantial damageNTSB CHI87LA171Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech 23 · Danville, ILThe plt landed long and downwind on a sod farm strip. The acft ran off the departure end of the fld and struck trees.Jul 17, 1987 · N6562T · Substantial damageNTSB CHI87LA168Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Savoy, ILA student pilot was on his initial solo flight and had been instructed to do touch and go landings. On his second landing he did not achieve a proper flare attitude, the aircraft touched down flat and fast and began to porpoise. After approximately three…Jul 16, 1987 · N4967B · Substantial damageNTSB CHI87DEV02Accident · No injuriesFinal reportBell 47G2 · Peoria Heights, ILReturning from a powerline patrol flight, the engine surged twice and quit. The pilot executed an autorotation to the only available landing site, a high school football field. On touchdown the blades flexed and severed the tailboom. Investigation revealed…Jun 22, 1987 · N15395 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI87LA154Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Waukegan, ILWhile on final approach just past the threshold of runway 32 at about 10 feet AGL, a helicopter crossed in front of the Cessna 152. The student pilot added power and pulled back on the yoke. The instructor pilot then took the controls and attempted to get the…Jun 20, 1987 · N94739 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI87LA150Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHughes 300C · Aurora, ILWhile the student & instructor (CFI) were on an instructional flt, a decision was made to practice an autorotation & simulated tail rotor failure. Rprtdly, a smooth touchdown was made, but the helicopter began to vibrate. The CFI electedto get the helicopter…Jun 17, 1987 · N3625B · Substantial damageNTSB CHI87DCA01Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportBeech 3NM · Cahokia, ILThe acft experienced a loss of pwr in the rt eng immediately aft tkof. The plt was not able to feather the propeller and was forced to land in a wheat field on arpt property. Conditions were conducive to carburetor icing at the time of the accd. Investigation…Jun 16, 1987 · N37CB · Substantial damageNTSB CHI87IA148Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportDornier DO-228-201 · Springfield, ILThe flightcrew experienced inflight opening of the aft baggage door and inflight separation of the cabin stairway door. The copilot checked the doors on three occasions before takeoff because the door warning light was illuminated. The captain initiated the…Jun 13, 1987 · N88FB · Minor damageNTSB CHI87LA142Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSchleicher KA-6-CR · Staunton, ILThe plt stated that he climbed to 6000 feet MSL and proceeded on course to Staunton, Illinois. According to the plt in a telephone interview, he was approximately 800-900 feet above willhoit airport when he made a 360 degree turn to enter base. He further…Jun 4, 1987 · N9398 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI87IA135Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportMcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82 · Chicago, ILAmerican flt 637 was on departure from Chicago-o'hare intl arpt (ord), climbing thru 7300' MSL, when it passed American flt 393 with aprx 500' vertical sepn & 1/4 mi horizontal sepn. This occurred after an air traffic assistant, who was working the clnc…May 30, 1987 · N224AA · No damageNTSB CHI87FA132Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportJauch Coot · Franklin Grove, ILThe plt deptd mendota, IL on a local test flt under a 40 hour time in service restriction in an experimental home built airplane. A witness stated that the airplane was circling over his farm and then turned south. He said the eng stalled and the airplane…May 21, 1987 · N81KX · DestroyedNTSB CHI87LA130Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172P · Lansing, ILDuring an attempted go-around, the right wing struck a tree, the left wing then contacted a building and the aircraft impacted in a freshly plowed field. Witnesses report the aircraft was high and fast and drifting to the right of runway centerline. Also…May 16, 1987 · N97193 · DestroyedNTSB CHI87FA124Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Ina, ILBefore the flt, the plt stated his intentions were to practice ngt lndgs. He took off at 2010 CDT with an estd 1.5 hrs of fuel on board. When the acft did not return, a search was initiated. Subsequently, it was fnd by fishermen, submergedin a lake…May 6, 1987 · N25991 · DestroyedNTSB CHI87DEE08Accident · 1 fatalFinal reportBede BD5 A-B · Kankakee, ILThe pilot took off on the first test flight in his homebuilt aircraft and after climbing to approximately 1000 ft. AGL, stalled the aircraft. The aircraft then subsequently entered a spin and collided with the ground. There were reports of the aircraft's…Apr 18, 1987 · N501RM · Destroyed