# NTSB CHI76DEP49: Beech B24R, N2518W, Walworth, WI, September 4, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 4, 1976
- Place: Walworth, WI · WALWORTH, WI
- Location: 42.5305° N, 88.5939° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Walworth, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5305&lon=-88.5939&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 14, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155713
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76DEP49
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76DEP49

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3013   76/9/4    WALWORTH,WI         BEECH B24R          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 403
        TIME - 1645                    N2518W              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 228 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BIG FOOT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WAUKEGAN,IL                 WALWORTH,WI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- BOUNCED LNDG,DRIFTED L,WING CAUGHT TALL CORN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2518W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2518W-1977-01-27), registration cancelled 1977-01-27, S/N MC-191, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B24R
- Registry model: [Beech B24R](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b24r) (registry code 1151253) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Big Foot

## 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 19760904028209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760904028209A), Sep 4, 1976: Beech B24R, Walworth, WI, Substantial damage. Bounced lndg,drifted l,wing caught tall corn.

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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