Cessna 205 N8377Z
8 July 1984 · Oak Brook, Illinois, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 8 July 1984 at about 15:30 local time, a Cessna 205 registered N8377Z was involved in an accident near Oak Brook, Illinois, United States. 3 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Oak Brook, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Midway (MDW)
- Coordinates
- 41.7994, -87.9197
- Aircraft
- Cessna 205
- Registration
- N8377Z
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- West Chicago → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI84FA282
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 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
PILOT AND PASSENGERS HERE CIRCLING OVER A GOLF TOURNANENT TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON AN ADJACENT GOLF COURSE AND THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A TREE DURING THE ROLLOUT. POST ACCIDENT EXAM OF THE ENG REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF A MECHANICAL OR FAILURE. THE FUEL BOOST PUMP WAS FOUND TO BE IN THE HIGH POSITION. THE ACFT OWNER'S MANUAL STATES THAT THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP SHOULD NOT BE SWITCHED TO THE HIGH POSITION DURING NORMAL OPERATION BECAUSE CONSIDERABLY RICHER MIXTURE THAN NORMAL WILL RESULT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 205 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Sep 1984 | Cessna 205 | Highwood, Montana, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 30 Jul 1985 | Cessna 205 | Pueblo, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Feb 1985 | Cessna 205 | College Station, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 May 1985 | Cessna 205 | Chewelah, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 30 Jun 1982 | Cessna 205 | El Centro, California, United States | Thomas James Sullivan | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 May 1982 | Cessna 205 | Hopkinsville, Kentucky, United States | James T. Catlett | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |