# NTSB CHI66F0650: Beech E18S, N2427, Quincy, IL, March 25, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 25, 1966
- Place: Quincy, IL · QUINCY, IL
- Location: 39.9337° N, 91.3793° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Quincy, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9337&lon=-91.3793&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 7 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 1, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173304
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66F0650
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0650

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0776  66/3/25    QUINCY ILL          BEECH E18S          CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1545                    N2427               PX-  0  0  5  CORP/EXEC                 43, 9554 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            6672 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BALDWIN FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          MISC-PASSENGER INADVERTENTLY RELEASED ESCAPE HATCH
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  DOOR/PANEL OPEN
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- EMERGENCY HATCH STRUCK RIGHT VERTICAL FIN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2427 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18S
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Baldwin Field

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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