# NTSB CHI78FA017: Beech G-18S, N38RM, West Chicago, IL, January 11, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 11, 1978
- Place: West Chicago, IL · WEST 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: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 21, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142838
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78FA017
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FA017

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4085  78/1/11    WEST CHICAGO,IL     BEECH G-18S         CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2145                    N38RM               PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            26, 3831 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1075 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DUPAGE COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRAND RAPIDS,MI             WEST CHICAGO,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - HYDRAULIC FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- MANAGING DIRECTOR STATED TO DIRECTOR OF MAINT ACFT WAS OK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N38RM](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38RM-2012-11-13), registration cancelled 2012-11-13, S/N BA-574, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH G-18S
- Registry model: [Beech G18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-g18s) (registry code 1151010) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dupage County

## 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 19780111042239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780111042239A), Jan 11, 1978: Beech G18S, West Chicago, IL, Substantial damage. Managing director stated to director of maint acft was ok.

## Other investigations on N38RM (2)

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.

- [NTSB CHI92FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92FA037), Dec 4, 1991: Beech G-18S (N38RM), West Chicago, IL, destroyed. Probable cause: A RESULT OF THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S NOT MAINTAINING DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, AN IMPROPER INFLIGHT DECISION, AND IMPROPER REMEDIAL ACTION ONCE THE LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS RECOGNIZED BY THE PILOT.…
- [NTSB CHI82DA316](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA316), Aug 31, 1982: Beech G18S (N38RM), Chicago, IL, substantial damage

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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