# Accident 19750501012281A: Beech E18S, Rockford, IL, May 1, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1975
- Place: Rockford, IL
- Airport: Greater Rockford
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Location: 42.2711° N, 89.0940° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rockford, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2711&lon=-89.0940&mi=10
- Aircraft: N474E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N474E-2012-11-27) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,489 total, 1,104 in this make and model, 89 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI75FEES9|CHI75FEE59](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEES9%7CCHI75FEE59) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750501012281A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH TAXIING BEECH N3116W.PLT RCVG IFR CLNC.TAXIWAY CURVES TO R.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N3116W, Beech A36: [Accident 19750501012282A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750501012282A)

## 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 CHI75FEES9|CHI75FEE59](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEES9%7CCHI75FEE59), May 1, 1975: Beech E18S (N474E), Rockford, IL, minor damage

## Other reports on N474E (1)

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

- [Incident 19780316013459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780316013459I), Mar 16, 1978: Beech 18/ (N474E), Washington, DC, Minor damage. Pilot struck & damaged another airplane while maneuvering in the parking area.

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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