# NTSB CHI74DEE53: Beech P35, N393T, Wheeling, IL, February 17, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 17, 1974
- 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 11, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186920
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74DEE53
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEE53

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0352  74/2/17    WHEELING,ILL        BEECH P35           CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1610                    N393T               PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 52, 8600 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            315 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHICAGOLAND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          WHEELING,ILL                RETURN                       MILWAUKEE,WISC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FROZEN, MOISTURE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RAMP/TAXIWAY
        REMARKS- TAXIED THRU WATER AND SLUSHY SNOW PRIOR TO DEPTR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N393T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N393T), registered now, S/N D-7166, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH P35
- Registry model: [Beech P35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-p35) (registry code 1151530) (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: Chicagoland

## FAA reports on this event (1)

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

- [Accident 19740217003969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740217003969A), Feb 17, 1974: Beech P35BEECH, Wheeling, IL, Substantial damage. Taxied thru water and slushy snow prior to deptr.

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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