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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.

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