# NTSB CHI81DA018: Beech H18S, N135W, Chicago, IL, January 9, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Case · Closed
- Date: January 9, 1981
- 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
- Status: Completed
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127115
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81DA018
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DA018

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0001   81/1/9    CHICAGO,IL          BEECH H18S          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0703                    N135W               PX-  0  0  0  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      31, 5395 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D        2250 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - O'HARE FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DETROIT,MI                  CHICAGO,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/JET/ROTOR BLAST                                TAXI: FROM LANDING
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - PROP/JET/ROTOR BLAST
        REMARKS- TAXIED BEHIND B-747 STARTING ENGS.CONGESTED COMMUNICATIONS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N135W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N135W-2012-08-30), registration cancelled 2012-08-30, S/N BA-643, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH H18S
- Registry model: [Beech H-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h-18) (registry code 1151012) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane

## 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 19810109005789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810109005789A), Jan 9, 1981: Beech H18, Chicago, IL, Substantial damage. Lost control taxiing behind heavy jet on push back. Failed to taxi per tower instructions.

## Other investigations on N135W (4)

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.

- [NTSB ANC90LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA169), Sep 7, 1990: Beech H-18S (N135W), Deering, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE ON LANDING.
- [NTSB CHI85IA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85IA091), Jan 14, 1985: Beech H-18 (N135W), Dayton, OH, incident, minor damage
- [NTSB NYC79FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA021), Jan 25, 1979: Beech H18 (N135W), Pittsburgh, PA, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA68F0406](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68F0406), Dec 3, 1967: Beech H18 (N135W), Jacksonville, FL, substantial damage

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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