# NTSB CHI75FEE23: Beech B19, N24685, Waukegan, IL, September 25, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 25, 1974
- Place: Waukegan, IL · WAUKEGAN, IL
- Location: 42.3694° N, 87.8709° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waukegan, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3694&lon=-87.8709&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 6, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138792
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75FEE23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEE23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3386  74/9/25    WAUKEGAN,ILL        BEECH B19           CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 32, 66 TOTAL
        TIME - 1205                    N24685              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WAUKEGAN MEMORIAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WAUKEGAN,ILL                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- STRUCK MOUND OF DIRT ADJ TO RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N24685](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24685-1996-07-12), registration cancelled 1996-07-12, S/N MB574 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B19
- Registry model: [Beech B19](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b19) (registry code 1151215) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Waukegan Memorial

## 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 19740925033459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740925033459A), Sep 25, 1974: Beech B19, Waukegan, IL, Substantial damage. Struck mound of dirt adj to rwy.

## Other investigations on N24685 (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 NYC93LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA181), Aug 31, 1993: Beech 19 (N24685), Wolfboro, NH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to abort the takeoff which resulted in an overrun of the runway. Factors were a dirt bank, and the pilot's premature lift off, his failure to attain adequate airspeed, and his…

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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