# Accident 19970719018822A: Beech A36, Chicago, IL, July 19, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 1997, 18:07 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Merrill C Meigs
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8696° N, 87.6202° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8696&lon=-87.6202&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2071L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2071L-1999-02-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT IO520BB
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97FA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97FA218) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970719018822A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT OF A CESSNA WAS CLEARED TO PASS SOUTHBOUND THROUGH CLASS D AIRSPACE BY THE ATC CONTROLLER. AT 1802:09 CDT THE CONTROLLER ADVISED THE PILOT TO '...REPORT ABEAM....' AT 1802:13 CDT THE PILOT ACKNOWLEDGED THE CONTROLLER, BUT DID NOT REPORT ABEAM THE AIRPORT. THE RECORD SHOWS THAT THE CONTROLLER DID NOT ASK THE CESSNA PILOT IF SHE WAS ABEAM THE AIRPORT. THE CONTROLLER STATED SHE WAS MONITORING AN AIRPLANE THAT WAS ABOUT 5-MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE AIRPORT DURING THIS PERIOD. THE PILOT OF THAT AIRPLANE REPORTED HAVING DIFFICULTY WITH ITS LANDING GEAR. AT 1803:35 CDT THE PILOT OF A BEECH A-36 BONANZA CALLED THE TOWER ADVISING THE CONTROLLER THE AIRPLANE WAS '...9 MILES SOUTH...INBOUND...' FOR LANDING. AT 1803:41 CDT THE CONTROLLER TOLD THE PILOT TO '...REPORT 4 SOUTH OF THE FIELD PLAN ON RUNWAY 36.' THE PILOT OF THE A-36 ASKED THE CONTROLLER ABOUT AN AIRPLANE THAT REPORTED 10-MILES SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT AT 1803:47 CDT. THE CONTROLLER SAID THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS '...WELL CLEAR OF HTE CLASS DELTA SURFACE AREA SORRY ABOUT THAT.' THE A-36 PILOT RESPONDED, 'NO PROBLEM.' AT 1804:06 THE CONTROLLER ADVISED THE PILOT OF THE A-36 ABOUT THE AIRPLANE SHE HAD BEEN MONITORING. THE A-36'S PILOT ACKNOWLEDGED THE CONTROLLER'S INFORMATION. THE A-36 PILOT REPORTED 4 MILES SOUTH AT 1805:53 CDT. THE CONTROLLER CLEARED THE A-36'S PILOT TO LAND ON RUNWAY 36 AT 1803:56 CDT. THE A-36 PILOT ACKNOWLEDGED THE CLEARANCE. THE RECORD SHOWS THAT THE CONTRLLER DID NOT ADVISE THE CESSNA AND A-36 BONANZA PILOT'S OF EACH OTHERS PROXIMITY TO THE OTHER. THE TWO AIRPLANES COLLIDED ABOUT 3-MILES SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT. (-23) SEE NARRATIVE #CHI97FA218B

## Other aircraft in the event

- N5323K, Cessna 172P: [Accident 19970719018821A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970719018821A)

## 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 CHI97FA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97FA218), Jul 19, 1997: Beech A-36 (N2071L), Chicago, IL, destroyed, 7 fatal. Probable cause: the pilots not maintaining visual separation between their airplanes. A factor in this accident was the pilot of the southbound airplane not reporting her position abeam the airport as directed by…

## Other reports on N2071L (2)

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

- [Incident 19841031065119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841031065119I), Oct 31, 1984: Beech A36 (N2071L), Sioux Falls, SD, Minor damage. Part of engine cowling separated due to improper latching. Pilot returned to airport for emergency landing.
- [Incident 19840822051909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840822051909I), Aug 22, 1984: Beech A36 (N2071L), White Lake, SD, Minor damage. Engine vibrated then quit. Landed on a freeway median with a oil covered windshield. Connecting rod went thru case.

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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