# NTSB CHI82FA002: Beech B95A, N8286D, Bedford Park, IL, October 12, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 12, 1981
- Place: Bedford Park, IL · BEDFORD PARK, IL
- Location: 41.7678° N, 87.7726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bedford Park, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7678&lon=-87.7726&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 3 serious
- Status: Completed, report December 24, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123385
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI82FA002
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FA002

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2743  81/10/12   BEDFORD PARK,IL     BEECH B95A          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 380
        TIME - 1054                    N8286D              PX-  1  2  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 280 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MIDWAY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MARION,VA                   CHICAGO,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S)                               LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISCALCULATED FUEL CONSUMPTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FUEL GAUGE MALF RPTD BY PLT.L FUEL SEL ON CROSSFEED,R ON MAIN.R EMPTY L CONTAINED 15GALLONS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8286D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8286D-1983-03-29), registration cancelled 1983-03-29, S/N TD-29 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B95A
- Registry model: [Beech 95](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95) (registry code 1153402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Midway

## 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 19811012069379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811012069379A), Oct 12, 1981: Beech 95, Bedford Park, IL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Both engines quit on approach to airport. Crash-landed in a street. Fuel selector on empty tank. Fuel gauge defects

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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