# NTSB CHI80FA058: Beech 35-33, N306Z, Wheeling, IL, July 12, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 12, 1979
- Place: Wheeling, IL · WHEELING, IL
- Location: 42.1277° N, 87.9210° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wheeling, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1277&lon=-87.9210&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 13, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 202526
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FA058
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FA058-202526

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3622  79/7/12    WHEELING,IL         BEECH 35-33         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 600
        TIME - 1156                    N306Z               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PALWAUKEE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BUFFALO,NY                  WHEELING,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- WITNESSES OBSD ACFT ENTER STEEP DESCENT AFTER PLT WAS INSTRD TO CHG LNDG FM RWY 16 TO TWY 12.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N306Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35-33
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Palwaukee

## 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 19790712040839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790712040839A), Jul 12, 1979: Beech 3533, Wheeling, IL, Destroyed. Stalled, spun in circling to land. Found rudder balance horn a quarter mile fromcrash sight. Possible factor.

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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