# NTSB CHI80DEV02: Beech B19, N5104R, Sidney, IL, October 10, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 10, 1979
- Place: Sidney, IL · SIDNEY, IL
- Location: 40.0254° N, 88.0722° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sidney, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0254&lon=-88.0722&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 28, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133509
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80DEV02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DEV02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2588  79/10/10   SIDNEY,IL           BEECH B19           CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0930                    N5104R              PX-  0  0  1  DUAL                      AGE 25, 1733 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            86 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JUSTUS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHAMPAIGN,IL                SIDNEY,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        REMARKS- UNIVERSITY OWNED AIRCRAFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5104R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5104R-2012-11-30), registration cancelled 2012-11-30, S/N MB-638, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B19
- Registry model: [Beech B19](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b19) (registry code 1151215) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Justus

## 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 19791010027699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791010027699A), Oct 10, 1979: Beech B19, Sidney, IL, Substantial damage. Instructor and student landed on wet runway. Slid off end.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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