# NTSB CHI75FEES9|CHI75FEE59: Beech A36, N3116W, Rockford, IL, May 1, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 1, 1975
- Place: Rockford, IL · ROCKFORD, IL
- Location: 42.2711° N, 89.0940° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rockford, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2711&lon=-89.0940&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 14, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148958
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75FEES9|CHI75FEE59
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEES9%7CCHI75FEE59

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1235   75/5/1    ROCKFORD,IL         BEECH E18S          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 171S                    N474E               PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            34, 9489 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  2                            1104 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREATER ROCKFORD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROCKFORD,IL                 MILWAUKEE,WI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH TAXIING BEECH N3116W.PLT RCVG IFR CLNC.TAXIWAY CURVES TO R.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1235   75/5/1    ROCKFORD,IL         BEECH A36           CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1715                    N3116W              PX-  0  0  0  CHECK                     AGE 61, 13487 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  4                            HOURS, 1200 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREATER ROCKFORD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROCKFORD,IL                 URBANA,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- R PROP ON N474E STRUCK RUDDER,ELEV,STABILIZER AND FUSELAGE.
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N3116W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3116W), registered now, S/N E-499, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Registry model: [Beech A36](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (registry code 1151604) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Greater Rockford

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N474E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N474E-2012-11-27), registration cancelled 2012-11-27, S/N BA-209, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18S
- Registry model: [Beech E18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (registry code 1151006) (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: Minor damage
- Airport: Greater Rockford

## 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 19750501012282A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750501012282A), May 1, 1975: Beech A36, Rockford, IL, Substantial damage. R prop on N474E struck rudder,elev,stabilizer and fuselage.
- [Accident 19750501012281A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750501012281A), May 1, 1975: Beech E18S, Rockford, IL, Minor damage. Collided with taxiing Beech N3116W.plt rcvg IFR clnc. Taxiway curves to r.

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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