Plane Crash List

N American SNJ-4 N173V

23 May 1970 · Addison, Illinois, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 23 May 1970 at about 17:30 local time, a N American SNJ-4 registered N173V was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Addison, Illinois, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 17:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Addison, Illinois, United States
Nearest airport
Mitchell
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
N American SNJ-4
Registration
N173V
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Private Owner
Purpose of flight
Pleasure
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Route
Lombard, Ill → Local
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-2241

People

1 person was seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 1 0 0

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

NON-PWRPLANT MECH RATED PLT-OWNER INSTALLED FUELLINES, FITTINGS.BOTTLE CORK FOUND IN ELBOW FITTING

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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no coordinates
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no coordinates
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11 Mar 1971 N American SNJ-4
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no coordinates
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16 Nov 1971 N American SNJ-4
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no coordinates
- No injuries -

All 16 records for this type

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