Cessna 336 N3815U
28 April 1970 · Chicago, Illinois, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 28 April 1970 at about 16:26 local time, a Cessna 336 registered N3815U was involved in an accident during in flight near Chicago, Illinois, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:26
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Meigs Field
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 336
- Registration
- N3815U
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Meigs Field → Midway Arpt
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0665
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 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
CRASHED INTO LAKE SHORTLY AFTER T/O.SANK IN APRX29 FT OF WATER.8.8 HRS TOTAL ACTUAL INST TIME.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 336 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Aug 1970 | Cessna 336 | Valleyview, Canada | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 May 1969 | Cessna 336 | Taplin, West Virginia, United States | Exective Flyin | No injuries | - |
| 17 Oct 1969 | Cessna 336 | Cabazon, California, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 7 Jul 1969 | Cessna 336 | Coolin, Idaho, United States | Western Nation | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 1969 | Cessna 336 | Frsh Crek, Other-Foreign Countries | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1968 | Cessna 336 | Wms Isle, Other-Foreign Countries | - | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |