Douglas DC-3C N27
25 November 1968 · Chicago, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 25 November 1968 at about 05:38 local time, a Douglas DC-3C registered N27, operated by Federal Aviati, was involved in an accident during in flight near Chicago, Illinois, United States. 3 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 05:38
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ohare
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-3C
- Registration
- N27
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Federal Aviati
- Operating rule
- Federal-Public Aircraft
- Purpose of flight
- All Other Public Flying
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-4222
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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
BELOW GLIDE PATH CLEARANCE CK.FAA SCHEDULED NITEFLT.PLT DID NOT WAIT FOR THEODOLITE OP.LANDED OK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas DC-3C accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Aug 1968 | Douglas DC-3C | Walls, Mississippi, United States | Jack Adams ACF | No injuries | - |
| 29 Feb 1968 | Douglas DC-3C | Statesville, North Carolina, United States | Miller Aviatio | No injuries | - |
| 26 Sep 1968 | Douglas DC-3C | Teterboro, New York, United States | Eastern Aviati | No injuries | - |
| 21 Dec 1967 | Douglas DC-3C | Denver, Colorado, United States | Frontier Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 17 Jan 1967 | Douglas DC-3C | McGrath, Alaska, United States | Federal Aviati | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Mar 1967 | Douglas DC-3C | Merced, California, United States | Amerine Turkey | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Baytown, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1968 | Cessna 150 | Mounds, Oklahoma, United States | Riverside Airl | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Laurel, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1968 | Piper J5A | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1968 | Mooney M20D | Santa Rosa, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1968 | Cessna 182 | Medford, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |