# Accident 19731101038519A: Beech E18S, Chicago, IL, November 1, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 1973
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Ohare International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Location: 41.8500° N, 87.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8500&lon=-87.6501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N251K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N251K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E18S (registry code 1151006, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18S
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74AC039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74AC039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731101038519A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

HIT 2 CARTS BEING TOWED ACROSS TAXIWAY.PLT SAID NAV,ANTI-COLL,L TAXI LT ON.OBS SAW NO LTS ON ACFT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI74AC039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74AC039), Nov 1, 1973: Beech E18E (N251K), Chicago, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N251K (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20041030027379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041030027379I), Oct 30, 2004: Beech E18S (N251K), Wenatchee, WA. (-23) At cruise from spokane, WA to Boeing field in seattle, WA, over Wenatchee, WA the pilot noticed a slight drop in oil pressure and a small increase in RPM…
- [Incident 19850225017559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850225017559I), Feb 25, 1985: Beech E18S (N251K), Huntsville, AL. Aborted takeoff when aircraft didnt feel right. Ran off end of runway and stuck in mud. Aircraft found airworthy.
- [Incident 19780227000229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780227000229I), Feb 27, 1978: Beech E18S (N251K), Flint, MI, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to extend gear for landing.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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