Cessna 340A accident near Chicago, IL
On August 2, 1998, a Cessna 340A (airplane) was involved in an accident near Chicago, IL. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- August 2, 1998
- Place
- Chicago, IL
- Aircraft
- Cessna 340A · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 3 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 41.869°N, 87.619°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X10781
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On August 1, 1998, at 2200 central daylight time, a Cessna 340A, N5340F, operated by a private pilot collided with Lake Michigan while taking off on runway 18 (3,899' x 150') from the Merrill C. Meigs Field (Meigs Field), Chicago, Illinois. One passenger drowned as a result of the accident. The pilot and two other passengers received minor injuries. The 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions without a flight plan. The flight was originating at the time of the accident. The pilot and passengers stated they had flown from Louisville, Kentucky, to Meigs Field earlier in the evening to have dinner in Chicago. Following dinner they returned to Meigs Field in preparation for their flight back to Louisville. The following information was gathered from the pilot through an interview on the night of the accident, three subsequent telephone interviews, and the NTSB Form 6120.1/2 which he completed. The pilot stated he was aware that the airport was going to be closing so when they arrived back at the airport he went out to begin the aircraft preflight while the passengers were inside the terminal building. Once the passengers got to the airplane the pilot had finished his preflight and they boarded for takeoff. He stated he instructed the front seat passenger to keep her "feet back and not to touch anything with her hands." The pilot reported that he contacted the tower and taxied to the runway where he performed an engine run up while waiting for another aircraft to depart. The pilot reported, that after being cleared for t
Probable cause
the pilot's improper use of the throttle in not using full power for takeoff, the pilot's failure to use proper aborted takeoff procedures, and the inadvertant stall/mush. A factor associated with the accident was inadequate preflight/planning by the pilot.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
