# Accident 19861023050059A: Beech 58, Chicago, IL, October 23, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 1986, 13:03 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Chicago Midway
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: DFKA
- Location: 41.8796° N, 87.8402° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8796&lon=-87.8402&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7305R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- Reported engine: CONT IO520C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,511 total, 81 in this make and model, 91 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI87FA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87FA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861023050059A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT RAN OUT OF FUEL AND IMPACTED A WOODED AREA. THE PILOT FAILED TO CHECK FOR SUFFICIENT FUEL.

## 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 CHI87FA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87FA010), Oct 23, 1986: Beech 58 (N7305R), Chicago, IL, destroyed

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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