Piper PA-31 N851CG
24 December 1980 · Chicago, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 24 December 1980 at about 21:45 local time, a Piper PA-31 registered N851CG, operated by Tri-Cities FLT, was involved in an accident during the taxi phase of flight near Chicago, Illinois, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- O'hare
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-31
- Registration
- N851CG
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Tri-Cities FLT
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Cargo Operations
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Route
- S → Dubuque, Ia
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-3439
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
TUG DRIVER DID NOT YIELD TO N851CG.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 May 1980 | Piper PA-31 | Fort Worth, Texas, United States | Asap Air, Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 1980 | Piper PA-31 | Morgan Hill, California, United States | Calif Air Chrt | No injuries | - |
| 10 Dec 1980 | Piper PA-31 | Springfield, Missouri, United States | Chart Air, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1980 | Piper PA-31 | Eufaula, Alabama, United States | Mid South Indu | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-31 | Utica, Nebraska, United States | R L Rozzell | No injuries | - |
| 21 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-31 | Houston, Texas, United States | Eagle Commuter | Fatal | 7 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |