CHI69D0198

NTSB accident investigation · Beech E33 · Kankakee, IL · August 18, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 18, 1968
Place
Kankakee, IL · KANKAKEE, IL
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7135NBeech E33
Status
Completed · report October 16, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
114395

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

On this page

NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2773  68/8/18    KANKAKEE,ILL        BEECH E33           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 450
        TIME - 1535                    N7135N              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREATER KANKAKEE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL

Aircraft

Registration
N7135N
Reported as
Beech E33
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Greater Kankakee

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Other investigations on N7135N · 1

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