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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech H18S · Rockford, IL · September 22, 1987

Date
September 22, 1987 · 08:02 local
Place
Rockford, IL
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
ETHA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5850S
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI87FA219
Reported as
Beech H18S
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R985AN14B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
3,200 total800 in this make and model

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Stalled in a steep reversal after buzzing a relatives home. Struck trees, roof top and ground.

As the FAA filed it

STALLED IN A STEEP REVERSAL AFTER BUZZING A RELATIVES HOME. STRUCK TREES, ROOF TOP AND GROUND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.