Cessna 550 N550RD
3 December 1993 · West Chicago, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 3 December 1993 at about 23:17 local time, a Cessna 550 registered N550RD, operated by Kansas Air INV., Inc, 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. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 23:17
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- West Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Coordinates
- 41.8797, -88.2195
- Aircraft
- Cessna 550
- Registration
- N550RD
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Kansas Air INV., Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Olathe
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- CHI94LA046
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
the collision with birds/geese shortly after takeoff. Reduced visibility in fog was a factor.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOTS STATED THEY WERE ABOUT 200 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND AFTER TAKEOFF WHEN THEY HEARD A LOUD BANG AND THE AIRPLANE YAWED TO LEFT AND RIGHT. INSTRUMENTS INDICATED A LOSS OF RIGHT ENGINE POWER, AND A SUBSTANTIAL FUEL LEAK ON THE LEFT SIDE. THE FLIGHT CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RECEIVED RADAR VECTORS TO MIDWAY AIRPORT, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, WHERE THEY LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE PILOTS REPORTED THEY STRUCK A FLOCK OF GEESE DURING INITIAL CLIMB. WEATHER CONDITIONS AT DEPARTURE WERE REPORTED TO BE 200 FOOT OVERCAST, 1/2 MILE VISIBILITY IN FOG, TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT OF 36 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 550 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 May 1993 | Cessna 550 | West Chicago, Illinois, United States | Meisner Aircraft, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 5 Oct 1992 | Cessna 550 | Comayagua, Honduras | U.s. Customs Service | No injuries | - |
| 18 Dec 1992 | Cessna 550 | Billings, Montana, United States | Department of Energy (Wapa) | Fatal | 8 |
| 26 Jul 1995 | Cessna 550 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 May 1995 | Cessna 550 | Soto Cano, Honduras | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Apr 1995 | Cessna 550 | Walkers Cay, Bahamas | Ring CAN Corporation | Minor injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Sep 1993 | Piper PA-34-200T | New Lenox, Illinois, United States | Raymond M. Dolan | No injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 1993 | Walter D Courtney COURTNEY TWO | Canton, Illinois, United States | Walter D. Courtney | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Sep 1993 | Lanceair 235M | Rockford, Illinois, United States | Nappi, Tito C. | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jan 1993 | De Havilland DHC-8-311 | Savoy, Illinois, United States | Air Wisconsin, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1993 | Fokker 100 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Usair | No injuries | - |
| 31 Mar 1993 | Aerospatiale ATR-42-300 | Moline, Illinois, United States | Trans States Airlines | No injuries | - |