Cessna 172 N21855
29 July 1975 · West Chicago, Illinois, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 29 July 1975 at about 22:01 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N21855, operated by Bravo Acft Inc, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near West Chicago, Illinois, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:01
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- West Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Du Page County
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N21855
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Bravo Acft Inc
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3588
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 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
FLAPS DWN 30 DEG.ACFT OBSVD IN STEEP CLB OUT ATTITUDE.ACFT LEFT RWY CLOSE TO DEPT END.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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