# Accident 19781004040119A: Beech A2319, Sugar Grove, IL, October 4, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 1978
- Place: Sugar Grove, IL
- Airport: Aurora
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 41.7719° N, 88.4757° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at AURORA MUNI (ARR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7719&lon=-88.4757&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24023, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24023-1985-01-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C24R (registry code 1151254, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c24r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A2319
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,442 total, 60 in this make and model, 115 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FEE02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEE02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781004040119A

## Narrative

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

FUEL SELECTOR ON LEFT TANK. LEFT TANK EMPTY.RIGHT TANK UNDETERMINMOUNT OF FUEL.

## 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 CHI79FEE02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEE02), Oct 4, 1978: Beechcraft C24R (N24023), Sugar Grove, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N24023 (3)

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

- [Incident 19840519038999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840519038999I), May 19, 1984: Beech C24R (N24023), West Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Enine quit on base leg. Landed in field. Found fuel contaminated with water. Fuel caps installed incorrectly.
- [Incident 19830612038539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830612038539I), Jun 12, 1983: Beech C24R (N24023), West Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed following rollout. Found nose gear micro switch had malfunctioned.
- [Incident 19790402012299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790402012299I), Apr 2, 1979: Beech C24R (N24023), West Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Instrument instructor and student encountered unforecast icing on local training flight.

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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