Beechcraft 65-A80 N242U
25 March 1970 · Wheeling, Illinois, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 25 March 1970 at about 19:40 local time, a Beechcraft 65-A80 registered N242U, operated by Ingersoll Stee, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Wheeling, Illinois, United States. 2 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Wheeling, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Palwaukee
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 65-A80
- Registration
- N242U
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Ingersoll Stee
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Corporate/Executive
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → New Castle, Ind
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-2492
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
CREW PARTIALLY REMOVED SNOW BEFORE TAXI. 13 MIN TIME SPAN BETWEEN TAXI OUT AND T/O, IN SNOW COND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft 65 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Apr 1970 | Beechcraft 65-B80 | Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States | HUB Airlines * | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Mar 1970 | Beechcraft 65-A80 | Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States | Creamette Co. | No injuries | - |
| 10 Nov 1970 | Beechcraft 65 | Rockford, Illinois, United States | Howard H.monk | No injuries | - |
| 28 Aug 1970 | Beechcraft 65-A90 | Silsbee, Texas, United States | Eastex, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 26 Feb 1970 | Beechcraft 65-90 | Flushing, New York, United States | Miles Laborato | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jan 1970 | Beechcraft 65-90 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Aircraft Servi | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |