Rockwell NA-265-25 incident near Chicago, Illinois, November 5, 1984
On November 5, 1984 at about 4:30 pm local time, a Rockwell NA-265-25, registered N97RE, was involved in an incident near Chicago, Illinois (O'Hare International airport). It was an executive or corporate flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 10 people were on board or involved. The weather was conditions the NTSB did not record.
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this incident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- November 5, 1984 · about 4:30 pm local time
- Place
- Chicago, Illinois · O'Hare International
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 10 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- conditions the NTSB did not record
- Aircraft
- Rockwell NA-265-25
- Registration
- N97RE · no longer on the register · serial 46532
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Executive or corporate flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
ACFT CONTROL WAS TEMPORARILY LOST WHEN 36 DEGREES OF FLAPS WERE ADDED DUE TO ICE BUILD-UP BEHIND HEATED LEADING EDGE OF THE WING. RAISING THE FLAPS TO 20 DEGS ALLEVIATED THE CONTROL PROBLEM AND AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED AT A HIGHER THAN NORMAL AIRSPEED. THE ACFT IS CERTIFIED FOR FLT INTO ICING CONDITIONS AND ALL ANTI-ICE SYSTEMS WERE ON AT THE TIME OF THIS INCIDENT. PLT REPORTS AT THE TIME MENTIONED ICING CONDITIONS RANGING FROM LIGHT RIME TO SEVERE CLEAR ICING. LIGHT RIME ICING WAS ALSO MENTIONED ON THE ATIS BROADCAST.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 11,100 hours in all; 150 in the last 90 days; 50 in the last 30 days
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded
- Maximum gross weight: 20,372 lb
- Seats: 10
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Airesearch TFE 731-3R1D (turbojet); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: HOU Houston TX
- Destination: ORD Chicago IL
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 27L, 10,141 ft by 150 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 330° at 11 knots
- Visibility: 9 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 2,000 ft; not recorded
- Temperature: 36°F (2°C), dew point 30°F (-1°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 4:50 pm from ORD, 5 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 | |||
| Passengers | 8 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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