# NTSB CHI77FEE12: Beech A90, N34F, Kankakee, IL, March 10, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: March 10, 1977
- 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: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 3 serious, 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 16, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157851
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77FEE12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEE12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2222  77/3/10    KANKAKEE,IL         BEECH A90           CR-  0  1  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1515                    N34F                PX-  0  2  1  CORP/EXEC                 56, 8754 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1510 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREATER KANKAKEE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GARY,IN                     KANKAKEE,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           COPILOT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        REMARKS- WINDS GUSTING TO 26KTS.NOSE WHEEL STRUCK GROUND 33FT SHORT OF R/W THRESHOLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N34F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34F-1981-02-17), registration cancelled 1981-02-17, S/N LJ-119 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A90
- Registry model: [Beech 65-A90](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-a90) (registry code 1152908) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Greater Kankakee

## 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 19770310006139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770310006139A), Mar 10, 1977: Beech 65A90, Kankakee, IL, Substantial damage. Winds gusting to 26KTS.nose wheel struck ground 33FT short of r/w threshold.

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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