# NTSB CHI72FEE51: Beech 18, N588K, Chicago, IL, December 24, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 24, 1971
- Place: Chicago, IL · CHICAGO, IL
- Location: 41.8500° N, 87.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8500&lon=-87.6501&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 16, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164810
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72FEE51
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FEE51

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4422  71/12/24   CHICAGO,ILL         BEECH 18            CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE UNK/NR,
        TIME - 1630                    N588K               PX-  0  0  1  FERRY                     UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAPORTE,IND                 LANSING,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: FLAP ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE
        REMARKS- ACFT NOT AIRWORTHY.PLT FERRIED ACFT W/O PERMIT.GR AND FLAPS INOPERABLE,2 FLT CTL SURFACES MISG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N588K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N588K-2013-02-21), registration cancelled 2013-02-21, S/N 3260, built 1942 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 18
- Registry model: [Beech AT-11](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-at-11) (registry code 1150202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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