Piper PA-23 N4878P
12 December 1968 · Chicago, Illinois, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 12 December 1968 at about 23:47 local time, a Piper PA-23 registered N4878P, operated by Illinois Aircr, was involved in an accident during unknown/not reported near Chicago, Illinois, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:47
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Meigs
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-23
- Registration
- N4878P
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Illinois Aircr
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Unknown/Not Reported
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-4686
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
DISAPPEARED FRM RDR OVR LK MICH ABT 3 MI FRM ARPT. NOSE GR FOUND. ACFT DMG, INJ PRESUMED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Jul 1968 | Piper PA-23 | Ft Lauderdale, Florida, United States | Red Aircraft S | Fatal | 4 |
| 13 Sep 1968 | Piper PA-23 | Richmond Hill, Georgia, United States | Coastal Air SE | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Nov 1968 | Piper PA-23 | Chatsworth, Georgia, United States | Dunlap Mobile | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Feb 1968 | Piper PA-23 | Northbrook, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Feb 1968 | Piper PA-23 | Hobbs, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 1968 | Piper PA-23 | Danville, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Baytown, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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