# NTSB CHI71FBD58: Beech G18S, N5724M, Wheeling, IL, March 7, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 7, 1971
- 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: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 13, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160062
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71FBD58
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71FBD58

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0809   71/3/7    WHEELING,ILL        BEECH G18S          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 2817
        TIME - 1836                    N5724M              PX-  0  0  5  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 1200 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PAL-WAUKEE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOUGHTON,MICH               WHEELING,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            TAXI: FROM LANDING
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RAMP/TAXIWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- L GR BROKE THRU ICE COVERING SOFT GROUND JUST OFF EDGE OF TWY.PX AT CTLS.PLT DOING PAPERWORK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5724M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5724M-1989-08-31), registration cancelled 1989-08-31, S/N BA593 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH G18S
- Registry model: [Beech G18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-g18s) (registry code 1151010) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Pal-Waukee

## Other investigations on N5724M (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 MIA89LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA224), Aug 16, 1989: Beech 18 (N5724M), Greenwood, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADVERTENT WHEELS UP LANDING BY THE PILOT.

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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