# NTSB CHI75DEE13: Beech 23-19A, N9035T, Kankakee, IL, July 21, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 21, 1974
- Place: Kankakee, IL · KANKAKEE, IL
- Location: 41.1017° N, 87.8637° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kankakee, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1017&lon=-87.8637&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 25, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136715
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75DEE13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75DEE13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2930  74/7/21    KANKAKEE,ILL        BEECH 23-19A        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 134
        TIME - 1400                    N9035T              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KANKAKEE RIVER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEW LENOX,ILL               KANKAKEE,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- L WING STRUCK SMALL TREE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9035T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9035T-1976-05-17), registration cancelled 1976-05-17, S/N MB371 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 23-19A
- Registry model: [Beech 19A](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-19a) (registry code 1151214) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kankakee River

## 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 19740721030059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740721030059A), Jul 21, 1974: Beech 19A, Kankakee, IL, Substantial damage. L wing struck small tree.

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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