# Accident 19750501012282A: Beech A36, 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: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Engine Run-Up
- 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: N3116W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3116W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,487 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 216 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/19750501012282A

## Narrative

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

R PROP ON N474E STRUCK RUDDER,ELEV,STABILIZER AND FUSELAGE.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N474E, Beech E18S: [Accident 19750501012281A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750501012281A)

## 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 A36 (N3116W), Rockford, IL, substantial damage

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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