# NTSB CHI81PEE51: Beech A45, N3483F, Glenview, IL, July 31, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 31, 1981
- Place: Glenview, IL · GLENVIEW, IL
- Location: 42.0852° N, 87.8274° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Glenview, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0852&lon=-87.8274&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 6, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124668
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81PEE51
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81PEE51

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1935  81/7/31    GLENVIEW,IL         BEECH A45           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 399
        TIME - 1715                    N3483F              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 93 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NAS GLENVIEW
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GLENVIEW,IL                 OSHKOSH,WI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               TAKEOFF: RUN
           DRAGGED WINGTIP,POD,OR FLOAT                             TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE
        REMARKS- DC-6 DEPARTED IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION 3-4MIN BFR TKOF ROLL INITIATED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3483F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3483F-2012-09-12), registration cancelled 2012-09-12, S/N BG-50, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A45
- Registry model: [Beech A45](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a45) (registry code 1152006) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Nas Glenview

## 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 19810731047519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810731047519A), Jul 31, 1981: Beech A45, Glenview, IL, Substantial damage. Aircraft rolled from right wing to left wing low, left wing hit runway. Large aircraft departed 3 minutes before.

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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