# NTSB CHI77FEE04: Beech E18S, N70DG, W Chicago, IL, October 26, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 26, 1976
- Place: W Chicago, IL · W CHICAGO, IL
- Location: 41.8953° N, 88.2205° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Chicago, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8953&lon=-88.2205&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 14, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155896
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77FEE04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEE04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3331  76/10/26   W CHICAGO,IL        BEECH E18S          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 3295
        TIME - 1039                    N70DG               PX-  0  0  0  DEMONSTRATION             TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DUPAGE CO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TOLEDO,OH                   W CHICAGO,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: ELEVATOR AND ELEVATOR TAB CONTROL SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- STICK SHAKER ASSEMBLY CTCTD PLTS SEAT,RESTRICTED UP ELEV TO NEUTRAL.L GR ENTRD SOFT SPOT OFF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N70DG](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70DG-2014-09-03), registration cancelled 2014-09-03, S/N BA-158, 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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dupage Co

## 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 19761026034359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761026034359A), Oct 26, 1976: Beech E18S, W Chicago, IN, Substantial damage. Stick shaker assembly ctctd plts seat,restricted up elev to neutral.l gr entrd soft spot off rwy.

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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