# Accident 19790609039829A: Beech 99, Chicago, IL, June 9, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 1979, 14:51 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Merrill C. Meigs
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- 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: N454SA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N454SA-1981-07-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 99 (registry code 1154002, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-99) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 99
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,195 total, 2,195 in this make and model, 230 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FA052-201203) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790609039829A

## Narrative

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

TRIED SPECIAL VFR APPROACH TO LAKE FRONT AIRPORT WITH LOW CEILING AND VISIBILITY. HIT WATER ON APPROACH.

## 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 CHI79FA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FA052-201203), Jun 9, 1979: Beech 99 (N454SA), Chicago, IL, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N454SA (1)

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

- [Incident 19780406008199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780406008199I), Apr 6, 1978: Beech 99 (N454SA), Detroit, MI. First officer became ill in flight. Safe landing made.

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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