# NTSB CHI69A0087: Beech 99, N315VA, Danville, IL, April 24, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 24, 1969
- Place: Danville, IL · DANVILLE, IL
- Location: 40.1426° N, 87.6107° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Danville, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1426&lon=-87.6107&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 12 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 21, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190943
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69A0087
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69A0087

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0575  69/4/24    DANVILLE,ILL        BEECH 99            CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1755                    N315VA              PX-  0  0 10  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      39, 7200 TOTAL HOURS, 513
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VERMILION COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE-AIRPORT FACILITIES
        REMARKS- L GR STRUCK DIRT HUMP 5 FT FROM THRESHOLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N315VA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N315VA-1989-02-11), registration cancelled 1989-02-11, S/N U24 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 99
- Registry model: [Beech 99](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-99) (registry code 1154002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Vermilion County

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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