# NTSB CHI81DEP23: Beech C23, N5159M, Rockton, IL, June 6, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 6, 1981
- Place: Rockton, IL · ROCKTON, IL
- Location: 42.4471° N, 89.0631° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rockton, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4471&lon=-89.0631&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 21, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125472
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81DEP23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DEP23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1160   81/6/6    ROCKTON,IL          BEECH C23           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 305
        TIME - 1220                    N5159M              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 24 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WAGON WHEEL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROCKTON,IL                  MILWAUKEE,WI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5159M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5159M), registered now, S/N M-2041, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C23
- Registry model: [Beech C23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (registry code 1151242) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wagon Wheel

## 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 19810606034289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810606034289A), Jun 6, 1981: Beech C23, Rockton, IN, Substantial damage. Pilot allowed aircraft wing to strike post during taxiing out for takeoff.

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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