- Date
- March 29, 1979
- Place
- Wheeling, IL · WHEELING, IL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N723QBeech 65-80
- Status
- Completed · report November 27, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790329034049A
- Case key
- 136368
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2871 79/3/29 WHEELING,IL BEECH 65-80 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1745 N723Q PX- 0 0 0 CORP/EXEC 39, 8000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PALWAUKEE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WHEELING,IL CHICAGO,IL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE REMARKS- NO 5 CON ROD FAILED,HOLE IN OIL SUMP.LEFT WING AND GEAR FAILED ON LANDING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N723Q
- Reported as
- Beech 65-80
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Palwaukee
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.