19790124001489A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech G18S · Chicago, IL · January 24, 1979

Date
January 24, 1979 · 02:45 local
Place
Chicago, IL
Airport
O'Hare
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N215W
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI79FEE32
Reported as
Beech G18S
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,193 total360 in this make and model250 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.

Major winter storm in progress. Aircraft landed on ice and snow covered runway and lost directional control.

As the FAA filed it

MAJOR WINTER STORM IN PROGRESS. AIRCRAFT LANDED ON ICE AND SNOW COVERED RUNWAY AND LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.