# NTSB CHI69D0198: Beech E33, N7135N, Kankakee, IL, August 18, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 18, 1968
- Place: Kankakee, IL · KANKAKEE, IL
- Location: 41.1017° N, 87.8637° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kankakee, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1017&lon=-87.8637&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 16, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114395
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69D0198
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69D0198

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7135N), registered now, S/N CD-1139, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E33
- Registry model: [Beech E33](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e33) (registry code 1151422) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Greater Kankakee

## Other investigations on N7135N (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 CHI89IA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89IA180), Aug 31, 1989: Beech E33 (N7135N), Chicago, IL, incident, no damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE CONTROLLER TO CLARIFY THE CONFUSING COMMUNICATIONS, TO CORRECT THE PILOT'S MISINTERPRETATION OF THE INSTRUCTIONS BEING GIVEN, AND THE FAILURE OF THE SUPERVISOR TO PROPERLY MONITOR…

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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