# NTSB CHI78FEE11: Beech E18S, N3131W, Chicago, IL, December 17, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 17, 1977
- Place: Chicago, IL · CHICAGO, IL
- Location: 41.8500° N, 87.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8500&lon=-87.6501&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 15, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144390
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78FEE11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEE11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3901  77/12/17   CHICAGO,IL          BEECH E18S          CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 5100
        TIME - 0405                    N3131W              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            TOTAL HOURS, 3350 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OHARE INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHICAGO,IL                  KANSAS CITY,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE
        REMARKS- DRIVER OF SERVICE VAN RAN INTO ACFT AT TAXIWAY &SERVICE RD INTERSECTION
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3131W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3131W-2014-12-17), registration cancelled 2014-12-17, S/N BA-436, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18S
- Registry model: [Beech E18S-9700](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s-9700) (registry code 1151008) (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: Ohare Intl

## 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 19771217042089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771217042089A), Dec 17, 1977: Beech E18S9700, Chicago, IL, Substantial damage. Driver of service van ran into acft at taxiway &service rd intersection

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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