# Accident 19780901028899A: Beech 23BEECH, Minonk, IL, September 1, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1978
- Place: Minonk, IL
- Airport: Oltman-Shuck
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 40.8928° N, 89.1040° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at OLTMAN-SHUCK (83IL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8928&lon=-89.1040&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2301J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2301J-1981-12-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 23 (registry code 1151202, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 23BEECH
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 106 total, 87 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78FEV52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEV52) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780901028899A

## Narrative

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

CROPS. NUMBER 3 CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVES BROKEN.

## 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 CHI78FEV52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEV52), Sep 1, 1978: Beech 23 (N2301J), Minonk, 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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