De Havilland DH-125 N711WJ

Summary

On 17 April 1985 at about 19:19 local time, a De Havilland DH-125 registered N711WJ, operated by Ronald F. Rynes, was involved in an incident near Chicago, Illinois, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

17 April 1985 at 19:19

Classification

Incident

Location

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

De Havilland DH-125

Registration

N711WJ

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Ronald F. Rynes

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Boca Raton → Chicago

Aircraft damage

Minor

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI85IA166

Nobody was injured.

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

ON APRIL 17,1985 AT 1319CST, AT CHICAGO O'HARE INTERNATIONALAIRPORT, A DE HAVILLAND DH-125,N711WJ, REGISTERED TO RYNES AVIATION,INC., AND FLOWN BY ATR RONALD F. RYNES, COLLIDED WITH A FENCE AND A MOVABLE PASSENGER LOADING STAIRS AFTER EXPERIENCING A TOTAL LOSS OF HYDRAULIC PRESSURE WHICH RENDERED THE BRAKES INOPERATIVE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN FILED ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANTS. THERE WAS NO FIRE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT BOCA RATON AIRPOR, FLORIDA AT ABOUT 1130 EST ON APRIL 17,1985. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PREPARING FOR DESCENT INTO CHICAGO FOR A LANDING AT MEIGS FIELD WHEN THE CREW BECAME AWARE OF A TOTAL LOSS OF HYDRAULIC SYSTEM PRESSURE IN THE NORMAL SYSTEM. THEY MADE A DECISION TO LAND AT O'HARE AIRPORT DUE TO THE BETTER RUNWAYS AND AVAILABILITY OF GREATER CRASH FIRE RESCUE CAPABILITY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.