# Incident 19801001089029I: Beech A36, Channahon, IL, October 1, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 1980, 07:00 local time
- Place: Channahon, IL
- Airport: Chicago Glider Cl
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4253° N, 88.2666° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Channahon, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4253&lon=-88.2666&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6659T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6659T-2011-09-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 176 total, 24 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/19801001089029I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO POP AND SPUTTER AFTER LIFTOFF. LANDED IN FIELD.INLET FUEL SCREEN CHAMBER FULL OF WATER.

## Other reports on N6659T (2)

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

- [Incident 19900816045309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900816045309I), Aug 16, 1990: Beech A36 (N6659T), Keene, NH, Minor damage. Pilot stated he checked gear down on final. While re-cycling gear he failed to re-extend gear. Landed gear up.
- [Incident 19830729049959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830729049959I), Jul 29, 1983: Beech A36 (N6659T), Wheeling, IL, Minor damage. Brake failed on rollout. Swerved off runway. Hydraulic fluid leaked out of brake cylinder.

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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