# Accident 19811113073889A: Beech C23, West Chicago, IL, November 13, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 13, 1981, 12:40 local time
- Place: West Chicago, IL
- Airport: Du Page
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- 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: N5042M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5042M-2018-01-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C23 (registry code 1151242, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C23
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 57 total, 6 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI82FEE04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FEE04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811113073889A

## Narrative

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

STALLED ON HIGH LEVELOFF FOR LANDING. HIT RUNWAY, BOUNCED, CAME DOWN ON NOSE. VEERED OFF RUNWAY MINUS NOSE WHEEL.

## 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 CHI82FEE04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FEE04), Nov 13, 1981: Beech C23 (N5042M), West Chicago, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5042M (1)

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

- [Incident 19791220049039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791220049039I), Dec 20, 1979: Beech C23 (N5042M), Dupage, IL, Minor damage. Hard landing caused right gear to break off.

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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