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| Date: | Friday 28 June 1985 |
| Time: | 10:30 |
| Type: |  Taylorcraft BC-12D1 |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N44340 |
| MSN: | 10140 |
| Engine model: | Continental A65-8F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mundelein, IL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE ACFT CONTACTED TERRAIN IN A NEAR VERTICAL ATTITUDE APRX 1/4 MILE EAST OF THE PLT'S PRIVATE AIRSTRIP. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES TO THE ACCIDENT, HOWEVER, THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED FLYING AT LOW ALTITUDES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. AN AUTOPSY REPORT ON THE PASSENGER DISCLOSED SEVERE CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE AND A RECENT HEMORRHAGE INTO A PLAQUE AT THE ORIGIN OF THE LEFT CIRCUMFLEX ARTERY. CAUSE:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001214X36689
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ] |
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