Individually Owned: 150,657
Corporate Owned: 137,281
Chicago Midway Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Bedford Park, Illinois 60638
Thursday, January 29, 1987 20:29 CST
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
JUST BFR TKOF FM RWY 22L ON A NGT IFR FLT, THE PLT WAS CLRD TO CLB & MAINT 2000' & TO CONTACT CHICAGO DEP CTL (TRACON). ABOUT 1 MIN LATER, HE CALLED TRACON & RPRTD HE WAS CLBG THRU 900' FOR 2000'. THIS CALL WAS IN A NORMAL TONE OF VOICE & WAS THE LAST TRANSMISSION FM THE ACFT. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, RADIO & RADAR CONTACT WERE LOST. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT CRASHED IN A STEEP DSCNT APRX 6000' SOUTH OF THE ARPT & 3200' LEFT OF THE EXTDD RWY CTRLN. THE LAST OF 4 RADAR 'HITS' SHOWED THE ACFT HAD CLBD TO 1300' MSL (ABOUT 700' AGL) BFR THE ACDNT. NO PREIMPACT ENG OR FLT CTL PRBLM WAS FND THAT WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN THE ACDNT, BUT THERE WERE 4 OPEN 'WRITE-UPS' DATED 1/27/87 THAT CONCERNED COCKPIT & INSTRUMENT LGTG. THESE INCLUDED: LEFT SIDE (PLT'S) OVERHEAD FLOOD LGT INOP, PANEL FLOOD LGTS INOP, INTERIOR LGTG CTL KNOB CONSTANT-LY FALLING OFF, PANEL POST LGTS EITHER FULL ON OR OFF. FOR CARGO OPNS, THE MAINT SYS ALLOWED DISCREPANCIES TO BE DELAYEDFOR UP TO SVRL DAYS UNTIL THE ACFT WAS RTRND TO THE HOME BASE.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
Not Yet Reported
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 1/29/1987 |
| Event Day of the Week | Thursday |
| Time of Event | 2029 |
| Event Time Zone | Central Standard Time |
| Event City | BEDFORD PARK |
| Event State | ILLINOIS |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 60638 |
| Event Date Year | 1987 |
| Event Date Month | 1 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | -- |
| Event Location Longitude | -- |
| Event Location Airport | CHICAGO MIDWAY |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | MDW |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | Off Airport/Airstrip |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | 1 |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | 180 |
| Airport Elevation | 619 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | Full |
| Investigator's weather source | Witness |
| Time of the weather observation | 2035 Central Standard Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 22 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | MDW |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 619 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 2 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | CST |
| Lighting Conditions | Night/Dark |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | 200 |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | 0 |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Unknown |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | Obscured |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | 0 |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | 0 |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 1 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 1 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | -1 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 290 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 10 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Not Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | 0 |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 29 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | Light |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | Fatal |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | 0 |
| Injury Total Fatal | 1 |
| Injury Total Minor | -- |
| Injury Total None | -- |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | 1 |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 805 |
| NTSB Notification Source | -- |
| NTSB Notification Date | Jan 29 1987 12:00AM |
| NTSB Notification Time | 1030 |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | 33994 |
| Date of most recent change to record | Feb 26 2001 8:05AM |
| User who most recently changed record | dbo |
| Basic weather conditions | Instrument Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N4968C |
| NTSB Number | CHI87FA069 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | N |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | IFR |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | -- |
| Damage | Destroyed |
| Aircraft Fire | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | CESSNA |
| Aircraft Model | 210N |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | 210N |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 21063694 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 3800 |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | -- |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- |
| Passenger Seats | -- |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | 6 |
| Number of Engines | 1 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Retractable |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | AAIP |
| Date of Last Inspection | Jan 20 1987 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | 30 |
| Airframe Hours | 2736 |
| ELT Installed | Yes |
| ELT Activated | No |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | No |
| ELT Type | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | HANSEL, ROBERT W. |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | 5280 HOPEWELL CHURCH ROAD |
| Aircraft Owner City | LANCASTER |
| Aircraft Owner State | OH |
| Aircraft Owner Country | |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 43130 |
| Operator is an individual? | -- |
| Operator Name | PROMPTAIR, INC. |
| Operator Same as Owner? | No |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | No |
| Operator Street Address | 3 N. 28 POWIS RD. |
| Operator City | WEST CHICAGO |
| Operator State | IL |
| Operator Country | |
| Operator Zip code | 60185 |
| Operator Code | |
| Owner has at least one certificate | Yes - certificate holder |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | No |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | Unknown |
| Operator Certificate Number | -- |
| Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | Non-scheduled |
| Indicates Domestic or International Flight | Domestic |
| Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | Cargo |
| Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | Unknown |
| Second Pilot on Board | No |
| Departure Point Same as Event | Yes |
| Departure Airport Code | MDW |
| Departure City | |
| Departure State | |
| Departure Country | |
| Departure Time | 2027 |
| Departure Time Zone | CST |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | -- |
| Destination Airport Code | MLI |
| Destination City | MOLINE |
| Destination State | IL |
| Destination Country | |
| Specific Phase of Flight | Descent |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Feb 26 2001 8:05AM |
| User who most recently changed record | dbo |
| Since inspection or accident | -- |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | 22L |
| Runway Length | 6102 |
| Runway Width | 150 |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |