# NTSB CHI78FEE14: Beech E18, N202GW, Chicago, IL, December 22, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 22, 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 April 7, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144073
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78FEE14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEE14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4160  77/12/22   CHICAGO,IL          BEECH E18           CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 3914
        TIME - 0051                    N202GW              PX-  0  0  0  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      TOTAL HOURS, 350 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D        INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - O'HARE INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KANSAS CITY,KA              CHICAGO,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE
        REMARKS- GROUND SERVICE TUG FAILED TO YIELD RIGHT OF WAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N202GW](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N202GW-2016-10-18), registration cancelled 2016-10-18, S/N BA-321, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18
- Registry model: [Beech E18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (registry code 1151006) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney PT6A series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (registry code 52034, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: O'Hare 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 19771222039949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771222039949A), Dec 22, 1977: Beech E18S, Chicago, IL, Substantial damage. Ground service tug failed to yield right of way.

## Other investigations on N202GW (1)

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 FTW81FPM04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FPM04), Nov 26, 1980: Beech E18S (N202GW), Tulsa, OK, 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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