42.1277° N, 87.9210° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Wheeling, IL, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
January 19, 1979 · 17:00 local
Place
Wheeling, IL
Airport
Pal Waukee
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N742E
Reported as
Lear 25B
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,900 total3,700 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Loud noise from left gear during rotation, found damage in wheel well are. Cause not determined.
As the FAA filed it
LOUD NOISE FROM LEFT GEAR DURING ROTATION, FOUND DAMAGE IN WHEEL WELL ARE. CAUSE NOT DETERMINED.