# NTSB CHI65F0201: Beechcraft AT-11, N107RS, Chicago, IL, May 19, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 19, 1965
- Place: Chicago, IL · CHICAGO, IL
- Location: 41.8500° N, 87.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8500&lon=-87.6501&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 2, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177784
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI65F0201
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI65F0201

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1075  65/5/19    CHICAGO ILL         BEECHCRAFT AT-11    CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 1392
        TIME - 1033                    N107RS              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 158 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MIDWAY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - RETRACTED GEAR PREMATURELY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N107RS](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N107RS-1975-07-31), registration cancelled 1975-07-31, S/N 3290, built 1942 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT AT-11
- Registry model: [Beech AT-11](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-at-11) (registry code 1150202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Midway

## Other investigations on N107RS (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 CHI65F0022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI65F0022), Jan 9, 1965: Beechraft AT11 (N107RS), Wheeling, IL, substantial damage

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.

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