- Date
- April 3, 1979
- Place
- Chicago, IL · CHICAGO, IL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1234GBeech E18S
- Status
- Completed · report July 3, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790403010139A
- Case key
- 137007
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0849 79/4/3 CHICAGO,IL BEECH E18S CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 0439 N1234G PX- 0 0 0 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER 52, 15700 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D 3060 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - OHARE INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHICAGO,IL INDIANAPOLIS,IN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION TURBULENCE TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE FIRE AFTER IMPACT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1234G
- Reported as
- Beech E18S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Ohare Intl
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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.