# NTSB CHI79FEE51: Beech 65-A90, N5JR, Chicago, IL, April 27, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 27, 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: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 2, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135424
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FEE51
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEE51

## NTSB brief

```
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 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65-A90
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790427025979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790427025979A), Apr 27, 1979: Beech 65A90, Chicago, IL, Substantial damage. Lost right engine on takeoff. Feathered engine. Landed in lake. Found fuel pump failure.

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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