# Accident 19790403010139A: Beech 18S, Chicago, IL, April 3, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 1979, 04:40 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: O'Hare
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- 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: N1234G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1234G-1980-02-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E18S (registry code 1151006, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 18S
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,700 total, 3,060 in this make and model, 115 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FEE43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEE43) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790403010139A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED VORTEX FROM DEPARTING JET DURING TAKEOFF,CRASHED AND BURNED

## 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 CHI79FEE43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEE43), Apr 3, 1979: Beech E18S (N1234G), Chicago, IL, destroyed

## Other reports on N1234G (2)

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

- [Incident 19790320009499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790320009499I), Mar 20, 1979: Beech E18S (N1234G), Cleveland, OH, Minor damage. Fire in right engine caused by broken exhaust stack.
- [Incident 19780801047629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780801047629I), Aug 1, 1978: Beech E18S (N1234G), Louisville, KY, Substantial damage. After starting engines pilots attention diverted to radios as airplane moved forward striking parked B310.

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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