- Date
- April 27, 1979
- Place
- Chicago, IL · CHICAGO, IL
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5JRBeech 65-A90
- Status
- Completed · report November 2, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790427025979A
- Case key
- 135424
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2390 79/4/27 CHICAGO,IL BEECH 65-A90 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1009 N5JR PX- 0 0 1 CORP/EXEC 68, 28405 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 515 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - O'HARE INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHICAGO,IL ATTICA,IN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE DITCHING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: PUMPS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER REMARKS- RT ENG,S/N PCE-20870,FAILED DUE TO FUEL PUMP DECOUPLING FM DRIVE TRAIN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5JR
- Reported as
- Beech 65-A90
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- O'Hare Intl
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.