# NTSB CHI78DEV16: Beech A23-19, N3618Q, Pittsfield, IL, February 9, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: February 9, 1978
- Place: Pittsfield, IL · PITTSFIELD, IL
- Location: 39.6005° N, 90.8101° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pittsfield, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6005&lon=-90.8101&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 2, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143168
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78DEV16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEV16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0402   78/2/9  NR.PITTSFIELD,IL      BEECH A23-19        CR-  0  1  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1330                    N3618Q              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 23, 578 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            398 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PENSTONE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         PITTSFIELD,IL                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER STARTING PROCEDURES
        FACTOR(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE ACCESSORIES: STARTERS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE-WEAR/PLAY
        REMARKS- ENGINE STARTER WOULD NOT ENGAGE.INSTRUCTOR SL1PPED WHILE ATTEMPTING HAND START.BROKEN ARM.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3618Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3618Q-2013-09-17), registration cancelled 2013-09-17, S/N MB-248, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23-19
- Registry model: [Beech A23-19](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23-19) (registry code 1151212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Penstone

## 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 19780209004789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780209004789A), Feb 9, 1978: Beech A2319, Pittsfield, IL. Engine starter would not engage. Instructor SL1PPED while attemptiand start. Broken arm.

## Other investigations on N3618Q (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC88FA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88FA098), May 27, 1988: Beech A-23-19 (N3618Q), Big Island, AR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: INCAPACITATION OF THE PILOT DUE TO A MEDICAL EVENT WHICH RESULTED IN LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL.
- [NTSB CHI80DEV09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DEV09), Nov 25, 1979: Beech A23-19 (N3618Q), Pittsfield, IL, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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