# Accident 20101222054739A: Beech C24R, Wheeling, IL, December 22, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 2010, 14:45 local time
- Place: Wheeling, IL
- Airport: Chicago Executive
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1258° N, 87.9122° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1258&lon=-87.9122&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5293M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5293M-2016-10-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C24R (registry code 1151254, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c24r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C24R
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-A1B6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11FA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11FA125) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101222054739A

## Narrative

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

JUST AFTER LIFT OFF FROM RUNWAY 34 AT THE CHICAGO EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (KPWK) THE PILOT REPORTED TO THE CONTROL TOWER THAT HE WAS  EXPERIENCING VIBRATIONS AND LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, AND WAS RETURNING TO THE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT THEN STRUCK THE ROOF OF A BUILDING,  1/4 MILE FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT THEN CONTINUED  INTO THE PARKING LOT WERE IT STRUCK 3 PARKED CARS.  THE AIRCRAFT AND 2 OF THE CARS WERE COMPLETELY DESTROYED IN THE POST CRASH FIRE.

## 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 CEN11FA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11FA125), Dec 22, 2010: Beech C24R (N5293M), Wheeling, IL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The installation of the wrong engine-driven fuel pump, which resulted in a loss of engine power during takeoff, and the pilot's subsequent decision to turn back toward the airport at an insufficient…

## Other reports on N5293M (3)

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

- [Incident 20070912825779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070912825779I), Sep 12, 2007: Beech C24R (N5293M), Chicago/Lake I, IL, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot [privacy data omitted] departed from Chicago executive airport, wheeling, Illinois (kpwk) at 1830 CDT. He was flying a rented Beech sierra,…
- [Incident 19960603018939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960603018939I), Jun 3, 1996: Beech C24R (N5293M), Concord, CA, Minor damage. Narrative: right main landing would not extend. Pilot landed aircraft with right main landing gear up and locked with minor damage to the aircraft.
- [Incident 19790816031609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790816031609I), Aug 16, 1979: Beech 23BEECH (N5293M), Reno, NV, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed after hard landing.

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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