# NTSB CHI79FA052: Beech 99, N454SA, Chicago, IL, June 9, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 9, 1979
- 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: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 6, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201203
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FA052
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FA052-201203

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3532   79/6/9    CHICAGO,IL          BEECH 99            CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 2195
        TIME - 1451                    N454SA              PX-  1  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MERRILL C MEIGS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHICAGO,IL                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               400
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                           NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       60
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           20                                                       12
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      SPECIAL VFR
        REMARKS- PIECES OF WRECKAGE RECOVERED,MAIN STRUCTURE OF ACFT NOT RECOVERED.PLT PRESUMED FATALLY INJURED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N454SA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N454SA-1981-07-10), registration cancelled 1981-07-10, S/N U-54, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 99
- Registry model: [Beech 99](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-99) (registry code 1154002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Merrill C Meigs

## 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 19790609039829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790609039829A), Jun 9, 1979: Beech 99, Chicago, IL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Tried special VFR approach to lake front airport with low ceiling and visibility. Hit water on approach.

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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