# Accident 19790329034049A: Beech 65B80, Wheeling, IL, March 29, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 1979, 17:45 local time
- Place: Wheeling, IL
- Airport: Palwaukee
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1277° N, 87.9210° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wheeling, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1277&lon=-87.9210&mi=10
- Aircraft: N723Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N723Q-1988-07-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 65-80 (registry code 1152806, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-80) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65B80
- Reported engine: LYC IGSO540*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790329034049A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED DUE TO FAILURE OF #2 ROD BEARING. FUEL LINE RUPTURED, CAUSING UNCONTROLLED ENGINE FIRE.

## 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 CHI79FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FA038), Mar 29, 1979: Beech 65-80 (N723Q), Wheeling, IL, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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