# NTSB CHI78FEE38: Beech G-18, N8087, Dekalb, IL, May 23, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 23, 1978
- Place: Dekalb, IL · DEKALB, IL
- Location: 41.9282° N, 88.7476° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of DeKalb, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9282&lon=-88.7476&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 22, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142089
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78FEE38
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEE38

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2120  78/5/23  NR.DEKALB,IL          BEECH G-18          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 2854
        TIME - 1800                    N8087               PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 1775 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DEKALB MUNICIPAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         DEKALB,IL                    ROCKFORD,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- PILOT STATED INTER PWR LOSS.NO PRE-ACC MALF FOUND BY MAINT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8087 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH G-18
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dekalb Municipal

## 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 19780523022989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780523022989A), May 23, 1978: Beech TC45G, Dekalb, IL, Substantial damage. Pilot stated inter pwr loss. No pre-acc malf found by maint.

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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