# Accident 19800325007479A: Beech B19, Savoy, IL, March 25, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 1980, 16:30 local time
- Place: Savoy, IL
- Airport: Willard
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 40.0591° N, 88.2545° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Savoy, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0591&lon=-88.2545&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5101R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5101R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B19 (registry code 1151215, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B19
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 920 total, 550 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800325007479A

## Narrative

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

FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ALLOWED STUDENT TO MAKE A HARD LANDING. LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N5101R (2)

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

- [Incident 19920302007219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920302007219I), Mar 2, 1992: Beech B19 (N5101R), Champaign-Urban, IL, Minor damage. Student pilot made a hard landing. Nose gear collapsed on third bounce.
- [Accident 19830422018729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830422018729A), Apr 22, 1983: Beech B19 (N5101R), Champaign, IL, Substantial damage. Student on first solo lost directional control landing. Tower switched runways. Counseled student. Gusty crosswind.

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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