# Accident 19810121000879A: Beech 58P, West Chicago, IL, January 21, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 21, 1981, 09:38 local time
- Place: West Chicago, IL
- Airport: Du Page Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- 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: N2072L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2072L-2012-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 58P (registry code 1152744, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58P
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,375 total, 1,415 in this make and model, 85 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FEE19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEE19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810121000879A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CHI81FEE19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEE19), Jan 21, 1981: Beech 58P (N2072L), 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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