Cessna 172 N66964
28 October 1984 · Chicago, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 28 October 1984 at about 18:10 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N66964 was involved in an accident near 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 18:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Midway (MDW)
- Coordinates
- 41.7794, -87.7700
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N66964
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI85LA033
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 PVT PLT STATED THAT HE WAS AWARE OF A NOSE WHEEL SHIMMY ON THE ACFT BEFORE FLT BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE OPERATOR THAT IT WAS SAFE TO FLY. HE STATED THAT UPON LANDING, WHEN THE NOSE WHEEL TOUCHED DOWN, IT BEGAN TO SHIMMY VIOLENTLY AND THE NOSE TIRE BLEW. INSPECTION REVEALED DAMAGE TO THE ACFT FIREWALL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jul 1984 | Cessna 172 | Urbana, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Dec 1984 | Cessna 172H | Fairburn, Georgia, United States | South Fulton Sky | No injuries | - |
| 19 Oct 1984 | Cessna 172L | Westmoreland, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Nov 1984 | Cessna 172P | Madison, Connecticut, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1984 | Cessna 172G | Forkville, Mississippi, United States | Pine Belt Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 14 Nov 1984 | Cessna 172N | Jamul, California, United States | Border Aeronautics | Fatal | 2 |
All 12,209 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Nov 1984 | Piper PA-22-135 | Plainfield, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 1984 | Beechcraft 99 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Dec 1984 | Cessna 150C | Hampshire, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jun 1984 | McDonnell Douglas DC-8-73 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 1984 | McDonnell Douglas DC-8-54 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Dec 1984 | Cessna 182K | Lincoln, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |