# NTSB CHI74AC067: Beech V35, N3751Q, Dixon, IL, February 4, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 4, 1974
- Place: Dixon, IL · DIXON, IL
- Location: 41.8433° N, 89.4775° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dixon, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8433&lon=-89.4775&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 16, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186952
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74AC067
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74AC067

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0383   74/2/4    DIXON,ILL           CESSNA 172K         CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 50, 148
        TIME - 1452                    N84073              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      TOTAL HOURS, 67 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  1  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WALGREEN FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DIXON,ILL                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- LNDD INTO WIND.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0383   74/2/4    DIXON,ILL           BEECH V35           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 975
        TIME - 1452                    N3751Q              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 915 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  1  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WALGREEN FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DIXON,ILL                  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- FAILED TO UTILIZE UNICOM.TOOK OFF FM RWY INTERSECTING LNDG RWY.HIT N84073 AT INTX.
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N3751Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3751Q-1974-03-28), registration cancelled 1974-03-28, S/N D-8391 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35
- Registry model: [Beech V35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35) (registry code 1151538) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Walgreen Field

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N84073](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N84073-1974-03-28), registration cancelled 1974-03-28, S/N 17258324, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Registry model: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Walgreen Field

## FAA reports on this event (2)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740204003221A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740204003221A), Feb 4, 1974: Beech V35, Dixon, IL, Destroyed. Failed to utilize UNICOM.took off fm rwy intersecting lndg rwy. Hit N84073 at intx.
- [Accident 19740204003222A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740204003222A), Feb 4, 1974: Cessna 172K, Dixon, IL, Destroyed. Lndd into wind.

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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