# Accident 19770923041049A: Beech 65A90, Pontiac, IL, September 23, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 1977
- Place: Pontiac, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 40.8894° N, 88.6415° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pontiac, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8894&lon=-88.6415&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23796, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23796-1981-12-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C90 (registry code 1152913, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c90) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65A90
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 10 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI77FA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770923041049A

## Narrative

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

RUDDER,HORIZONTAL STABS,ELEVATORS,OUTBOARD SECTION OF L WING SEPARATED.

## 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 CHI77FA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FA073), Sep 23, 1977: Beech C90 (N23796), Pontiac, IL, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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