# Accident 19910418021899A: Beech 35A33, Vernon Hills, IL, April 18, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 1991, 15:00 local time
- Place: Vernon Hills, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2307° N, 87.9604° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2307&lon=-87.9604&mi=10
- Aircraft: N123JB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N123JB-2023-06-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35-A33 (registry code 1151404, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-a33) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35A33
- Reported engine: CONT IO470K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,670 total, 15 in this make and model, 315 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91DEE04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DEE04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910418021899A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER EN ROUTE ON MAINTENANCE TEST FLIGHT. ON PRECAUTIONARY LANDING STRUCK A TREE. FOUND WATER IN 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 CHI91DEE04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DEE04), Apr 18, 1991: Beech 35-A33 (N123JB), Vernon Hills, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: WATER CONTAMINATION OF THE FUEL, AND THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION.

## Other reports on N123JB (2)

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

- [Accident 20200527009239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200527009239A), May 27, 2020: Beech 35-A33 (N123JB), Cambridge, OH, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. N123JB, BE36, 4I3-HGR, experienced engine failure and attempted to divert to Cambridge municipal airport (CDI), Cambridge, OH. Aircraft crashed in a field…
- [Incident 20200204002849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200204002849I), Feb 4, 2020: Beech 35-A33 (N123JB), Columbus, OH, Minor damage. On 02/04/2020 [privacy data omitted] a single engine land, instrument rated pilot, was flying on a private flight to kosu, was assigned to runway 27L by kosu…

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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