# Accident 19950529017709A: Beech A35, Downers Grove, IL, May 29, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 1995, 20:04 local time
- Place: Downers Grove, IL
- Airport: Brookeridge Air Park Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7604° N, 88.0094° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7604&lon=-88.0094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8480A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8480A-1997-03-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A35 (registry code 1151504, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A35
- Reported engine: CONT E18511
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,087 total, 47 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95FA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95FA161) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950529017709A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF. LANDED OFF END RUNWAY GEAR UP AND STRUCK TREES. NO ANOMALIES FOUND. MIXTURE 80 AND 100 FUEL. (-23) ON MAY 29, 1995 AT 2004 CDT A BE-35-A35, N8480A, PILOTED BY DAVID E. RUTTER, WITH A PASSENGER KIMBERLEY O'CONNOR TOOK OFF FROM THE BROOKERIDGE AIRPORT (C24), DOWNERS GROVE, IL. AFTER TAKEOFF THE PILOT EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING AND THE PILOT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED SEVERE INJURIES. THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. NO FLIGHT WAS FILED.

## 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 CHI95FA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95FA161), May 30, 1995: Beech A35 (N8480A), Downers Grove, IL, destroyed. Probable cause: fuel contamination (water), and the pilot's inadequate aircraft preflight. A factor was trees.

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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