# NTSB CHI70AC060: Beech 65-A80, N242U, Wheeling, IL, March 25, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 25, 1970
- Place: Wheeling, IL · WHEELING, IL
- Location: 42.1277° N, 87.9210° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wheeling, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1277&lon=-87.9210&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report March 25, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130867
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70AC060
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70AC060-130867

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2492  70/3/25    WHEELING,ILL        BEECH 65-A80        CR-  1  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 6115
        TIME - 1940                    N242U               PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 263 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PALWAUKEE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WHEELING,ILL                NEW CASTLE,IND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC.
           WEATHER - SNOW
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          PARTIAL OBSCURATION                                       800
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/2 MILE OR LESS                                         SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       33
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           60                                                       20
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- CREW PARTIALLY REMOVED SNOW BEFORE TAXI. 13 MIN TIME SPAN BETWEEN TAXI OUT AND T/O,IN SNOW COND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N242U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N242U-1971-12-16), registration cancelled 1971-12-16, S/N LD-242 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65-A80
- Registry model: [Beech 65-A80](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-a80) (registry code 1152808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Palwaukee

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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