# Accident 19870922054249A: Beech H18S, Rockford, IL, September 22, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 1987, 08:02 local time
- Place: Rockford, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: ETHA
- Location: 42.2705° N, 89.0606° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2705&lon=-89.0606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5850S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5850S-2015-05-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech H-18 (registry code 1151012, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH H18S
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN14B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,200 total, 800 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI87FA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87FA219) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870922054249A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CHI87FA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87FA219), Sep 22, 1987: Beech H-18 (N5850S), Rockford, 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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