# Accident 19920520017339A: Beech 77, Moline, IL, May 20, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1992, 10:30 local time
- Place: Moline, IL
- Airport: Quad-City
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4802° N, 90.4794° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4802&lon=-90.4794&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18244, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18244-2023-03-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 77 (registry code 1153007, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-77) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 77
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11 total, 11 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA159) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920520017339A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LANDING. RAN OFF RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A TAXIWAY SIGN. BLAMED WIND GUST.

## 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 CHI92LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA159), May 20, 1992: Beech 77 (N18244), Moline, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE STUDENT PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

## Other reports on N18244 (2)

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

- [Accident 20220607010499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220607010499A), Jun 7, 2022: Beech 77 (N18244), Hemet, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. [privacy data omitted] Collided with a retaining wall located on the east side of warren road in Hemet, CA. The aircraft caught on fire and was destroyed. The…
- [Incident 19941022042249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941022042249I), Oct 22, 1994: Beech 77 (N18244), Moline, IL, Minor damage. Lost directional control landing in crosswind. Zigzagged. Damaged wing tip.

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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