# NTSB CHI81FA063: Beech F33A, N4527S, Spring Valley, IL, June 7, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 7, 1981
- Place: Spring Valley, IL · SPRING VALLEY, IL
- Location: 41.3233° N, 89.1830° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spring Valley, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3233&lon=-89.1830&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 15, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125339
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FA063
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FA063

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2746   81/6/7    SPRING VALLEY,IL    BEECH F33A          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 722
        TIME - 2244                    N4527S              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 201 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SPRING VALLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SPRING VALLEY,IL            CHICAGO,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- DPTD RWY W ASCENDING GRADE ESTD AT 1.57%.400FT UNCUT GRASS OVERRUN W WIRES APRX 13FT HIGH AT END.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4527S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4527S-2012-11-29), registration cancelled 2012-11-29, S/N CE-599, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F33A
- Registry model: [Beech F33A](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f33a) (registry code 1151425) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Spring Valley

## 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 19810607030669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810607030669A), Jun 7, 1981: Beech F33A, Spring Valley, IL, Destroyed. Downwind, upgrade takeoff. Struck powerline off end of runway on climbout. Destroyed by fire.

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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