# NTSB CHI78FEV52: Beech 23, N2301J, Minonk, IL, September 1, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 1, 1978
- Place: Minonk, IL · MINONK, IL
- Location: 40.9104° N, 89.0382° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Minonk, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9104&lon=-89.0382&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 12, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139932
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78FEV52
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEV52

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3774   78/9/1  NR.MINONK,IL          BEECH 23            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 106
        TIME - 1845                    N2301J              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 87 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OLTMAN-SHUCK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         MINONK,IL                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- CROPS.  NUMBER 3 CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVES BROKEN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2301J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2301J-1981-12-21), registration cancelled 1981-12-21, S/N M-247, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 23
- Registry model: [Beech 23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-23) (registry code 1151202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Oltman-Shuck

## 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 19780901028899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780901028899A), Sep 1, 1978: Beech 23BEECH, Minonk, IL, Substantial damage. Crops. Number 3 cylinder exhaust valves broken.

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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