# Accident 19780111042239A: Beech G18S, West Chicago, IL, January 11, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 11, 1978
- Place: West Chicago, IL
- Airport: Dupage Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 41.9071° N, 88.2480° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DUPAGE (DPA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9071&lon=-88.2480&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38RM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38RM-2012-11-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech G18S (registry code 1151010, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-g18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH G18S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,831 total, 1,075 in this make and model, 175 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780111042239A

## Narrative

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

MANAGING DIRECTOR STATED TO DIRECTOR OF MAINT ACFT WAS OK.

## 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 CHI78FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FA017), Jan 11, 1978: Beech G-18S (N38RM), West Chicago, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N38RM (5)

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

- [Accident 19911204054219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911204054219A), Dec 4, 1991: Beech G18S (N38RM), Chicago/West Ch, IL, Destroyed. Lost directional control on liftoff. Aborted and crashed. Aft cargo was unsecured,with slippery floor.
- [Incident 19901223062169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901223062169I), Dec 23, 1990: Beech G18S (N38RM), Chicago/West Ch, IL, Minor damage. Experienced a tail wheel lowering problem on rollout on snow packed runway. Found snow packed on tail wheel assembly
- [Incident 19860504068839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860504068839I), May 4, 1986: Beech G18S (N38RM), West Chicago, IL. Departed side of runway after failing to maintain directional control on takeoff roll. No damage.
- [Incident 19840117011729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840117011729I), Jan 17, 1984: Beech G18S (N38RM), Chicago, IL. Pilot lost directional control on landing. Veered off the runway into a snow bank. Incident blocked both runways.
- [Accident 19820830043639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820830043639A), Aug 30, 1982: Beech G18S (N38RM), Chicago, IL, Substantial damage. Left main tire went flat on the takeoff roll. Airplane ground looped. Empannage struck a dirt embankment.

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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