Cassutt CASSUTT N223HC
20 August 1982 · West Chicago, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 August 1982 at about 18:53 local time, a Cassutt CASSUTT registered N223HC, operated by Harry J. Cameron, was involved in an accident near West Chicago, Illinois, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:53
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- West Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Dupage (DPA)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cassutt CASSUTT
- Registration
- N223HC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Harry J. Cameron
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- West Chicago → West Chicago
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI82DA321
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS TO CHECK THE AIRCRAFT AFTER REPITCHING THE PROPELLER BLADE ANGLE. REPORTEDLY, THE TAIL WHEEL SWIVEL COTTER PIN FAILED AND THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT THEN VEERED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INTO A SOFT, GRASSY AREA AND NOSED OVER. THE OWNER/PILOT/BUILDER HAD FLOWN THE AIRCRAFT 71.4 HRS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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