# Accident 19790124001489A: Beech G18S, Chicago, IL, January 24, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 24, 1979, 02:45 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: O'Hare
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 41.8500° N, 87.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8500&lon=-87.6501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N215W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH G18S
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,193 total, 360 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FEE32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEE32) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790124001489A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CHI79FEE32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEE32), Jan 24, 1979: Beech B-18 (N215W), Chicago, 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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