# Accident 19811023071509A: Beech B19, Savoy, IL, October 23, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 1981, 11:45 local time
- Place: Savoy, IL
- Airport: Willard
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- 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: N5112R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5112R-2018-06-26) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 787 total, 410 in this make and model, 54 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI82DEV03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DEV03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811023071509A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING DUE TO IMPROPER FUEL TANK SELECTION.

## 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 CHI82DEV03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DEV03), Oct 23, 1981: Beech B19 (N5112R), Savoy, 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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