# Accident 19791125036459A: Beech 76, West Chicago, IL, November 25, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 1979, 17:14 local time
- Place: West Chicago, IL
- Airport: Dupage
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 41.9071° N, 88.2480° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DUPAGE (DPA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9071&lon=-88.2480&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6038Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6038Y-2013-06-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 76 (registry code 1153005, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-76) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 76
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,528 total, 75 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80FEE08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEE08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791125036459A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION ON AN IFR FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT WAS AIRBORNE FOR 4 HOURS AND 49 MINUTES.

## 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 CHI80FEE08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEE08), Nov 25, 1979: Beech 76 (N6038Y), West 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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