Baby Great LAKES N331DG
8 September 1974 · Columbia, Illinois, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 8 September 1974 at about 10:00 local time, a Baby Great LAKES registered N331DG was involved in an accident during in flight near Columbia, 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 10:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Columbia, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- King
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Baby Great LAKES
- Registration
- N331DG
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3233
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
FUEL VENT SYSTEM OBSTRUCTED WITH FUEL.ACFT OBSVDDSCNDG STEEPLY INTO FARM FLD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jul 1979 | Baby Great LAKES | Santa Paula, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 2024 | Baby Great Lakes | Castroville, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jan 1974 | Aeronca 7BCM | Arboles, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 1974 | Piper PA-18 | Joliet, Illinois, United States | Joliet Municip | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1974 | Cessna 172 | Ely, Minnesota, United States | Wilderness WIN | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1974 | Bell 47G-2 | Seward, Alaska, United States | Heli-Lift, Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 May 1974 | Sikorsky S55B | Kaneohe, Hawaii, United States | Rotorlift Inc | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1974 | Cessna 206 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |