# Accident 19811012069379A: Beech 95, Bedford Park, IL, October 12, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 1981, 10:54 local time
- Place: Bedford Park, IL
- Airport: Chicago-Midway
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7856° N, 87.7527° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHICAGO MIDWAY INTL (MDW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7856&lon=-87.7527&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8286D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8286D-1983-03-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95 (registry code 1153402, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 411 total, 28 in this make and model, 411 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI82FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811012069379A

## Narrative

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

BOTH ENGINES QUIT ON APPROACH TO AIRPORT. CRASH-LANDED IN A STREET. FUEL SELECTOR ON EMPTY TANK. FUEL GAUGE DEFECTS

## 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 CHI82FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FA002), Oct 12, 1981: Beech B95A (N8286D), Bedford Park, IL, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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