# Incident 19791002051179I: Beech B99, Chicago, IL, October 2, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 1979, 20:50 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Ohare International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BRI
- 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: N318VA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N318VA-1989-02-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 99 (registry code 1154002, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-99) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B99
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791002051179I

## Narrative

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

PILOT TAXIING ON THE RAMP, WAS DIRECTED BETWEEN TWO PARKED AIRPLANES AND STRUCK ONE OF THEM, N330MV.

## Other reports on N318VA (2)

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

- [Incident 19860219010309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860219010309I), Feb 19, 1986: Beech 99 (N318VA), St Louis, MO. Aborted 2 takeoffs due to nose cargo compartment warning light activation. Adjusted switch and striker.
- [Incident 19830904062789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830904062789I), Sep 4, 1983: Beech 99 (N318VA), Danville, IL. Torque fluctuation. High temperature, low oil pressure on the left engine. Propeller binding. Replaced turbine.

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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