# NTSB CHI79FEE43: Beech E18S, N1234G, Chicago, IL, April 3, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 3, 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: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 3, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137007
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FEE43
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEE43

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1234G-1980-02-01), registration cancelled 1980-02-01, S/N BA21 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18S
- Registry model: [Beech E18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (registry code 1151006) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Ohare Intl

## 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 19790403010139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790403010139A), Apr 3, 1979: Beech 18S, Chicago, IL, Destroyed. Aircraft encountered vortex from departing jet during takeoff,crashed and burned

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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