19810121000879A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech 58P · West Chicago, IL · January 21, 1981

Date
January 21, 1981 · 09:38 local
Place
West Chicago, IL
Airport
Du Page Co
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2072L
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI81FEE19
Reported as
Beech 58P
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,375 total1,415 in this make and model85 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft crashed short of runway during instrument approach. Icing on airframe. Did not activate wing boots.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT CRASHED SHORT OF RUNWAY DURING INSTRUMENT APPROACH. ICING ON AIRFRAME. DID NOT ACTIVATE WING BOOTS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.