De Havilland OH104 N1536V
20 May 1975 · Chicago, Illinois, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 20 May 1975 at about 11:39 local time, a De Havilland OH104 registered N1536V, operated by Astro Airways, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight 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 11:39
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Merrill C Meigs
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- De Havilland OH104
- Registration
- N1536V
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Astro Airways
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Ferry
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Schaumburg, Il → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3584
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
FUEL DRAINED TOTAL LESS THAN 2 GAL FM EACH WING.R WING HIT FIRST ACFT CARTWHEELED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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