# NTSB CHI81DEE11: Cessna 414, N18SM, Wheeling, IL, December 8, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 8, 1980
- 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: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 26, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127922
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81DEE11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DEE11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3325   80/12/8   WHEELING,IL         CESSNA 414          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1315                    N18SM               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 65, 7000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PALWAUKEE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          WHEELING,IL                UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           BIRD STRIKE                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - BIRD COLLISION
        REMARKS- RAN INTO FLOCK OF SEAGULLS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N18SM](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18SM-2013-01-31), registration cancelled 2013-01-31, S/N 414-0548, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 414
- Registry model: [Cessna 414](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-414) (registry code 2075908) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- 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 19801208078019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801208078019A), Dec 8, 1980: Cessna 414, Wheeling, IL, Substantial damage. Struck birds on takeoff. Landed safely. Was advised of birds by ATC prior to departure.

## Other investigations on N18SM (1)

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 NYC84FA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FA294), Aug 24, 1984: Cessna 414 (N18SM), Wallingford, VT, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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