# Accident 19950711030349A: Beech C24R, Freeport, IL, July 11, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1995, 22:40 local time
- Place: Freeport, IL
- Airport: Albertus Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CGHA
- Location: 42.2897° N, 89.6300° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2897&lon=-89.6300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67100 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C24R
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B6
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,447 total, 245 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA218) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950711030349A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO DEPART SHORT SOD STRIP. ABORTED LATE DUE POOR ACCELERATION. RAN OFF RUNWAY IMPACTED REFLECTOR STAND. (-23) ON JULY 11, 1995, AT 2240 CDT A BE 24, N67100 OPERATED BY ELLIOTT FLYING SERVICE OF MOLINE, ILLINOIS AND BEING PILOTED BY WILLIAM J. ABEL, #1787347, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHILE ATTEMPTING A TAKE OFF FROM A GRASS RUNWAY AT FEP. THE PILOT AND 2 PASSENGERS REPORTED NO INJURY. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE 135 TRIP HAD ORIGINATED IN MOLINE, IL.

## 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 CHI95LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA218), Jul 12, 1995: Beech C24R (N67100), Freeport, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the aborted takeoff.

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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