Piper PA-28-140 N6347W

Summary

On 13 January 1983 at about 21:30 local time, a Piper PA-28-140 registered N6347W was involved in an accident near Glenview, Illinois, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

13 January 1983 at 21:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Glenview, Illinois, United States

Coordinates

42.0691, -87.8109

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-140

Registration

N6347W

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Valpariso → Chicago

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI83FA080

Nobody was injured.

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

DURING A LONG FINAL APPROACH TO O'HARE INTL ARPT THE ENG QUIT AT 1,900 FT MSL. THE PLT WAS OVER A RESIDENTIAL AREA BUT FOUND A SHORT FIELD IN WHICH TO LAND. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR SEPARATED & THEN THE LEFT WING SEPARATED. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS FOUND POSITIONED TO THE EMPTY RIGHT TANK. THE PLT STATED THE ONLY RESTART ACTION HE ATTEMPTED WAS TO MOMENTARILY DEPRESS THE STARTER BUTTON.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.