Piper PA-22-150 N2758P
18 March 1988 · West Chicago, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 March 1988 at about 23:00 local time, a Piper PA-22-150 registered N2758P, operated by Terry Heller, was involved in an accident near West Chicago, Illinois, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- West Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Dupage (DPA)
- Coordinates
- 41.8801, -88.2192
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-22-150
- Registration
- N2758P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Terry Heller
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- West Chicago → Schaumburg
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- CHI88DEE03
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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 PLT RPRTD THAT JUST AFTER LEVELING OFF, THE ENG STARTED TO SPUTTER. HE INITIATED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES, BUT WAS UNABLE TO RESTORE POWER. DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT DUSK, THE ACFT HIT A DITCH & NOSED OVER. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE #3 EXHAUST VALVE HAD FAILED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-22 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Aug 1988 | Piper PA-22-150 | Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States | O. Eugene Lejeune | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jan 1988 | Piper PA-22 | Stanley, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Feb 1988 | Piper PA-22-150 | Fort Worth, Texas, United States | E. Hart | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1988 | Piper PA-22-108 | Fabens, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 1988 | Piper PA-22 | Freeburg, Missouri, United States | Jerry A. Tierman | No injuries | - |
| 8 May 1988 | Piper PA-22-135 | Pawnee, Oklahoma, United States | JIM F. White | Serious injuries | - |
All 3,095 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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