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Beechcraft G-18S N174YC

31 May 1976 · West Chicago, Illinois, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 31 May 1976 at about 22:17 local time, a Beechcraft G-18S registered N174YC was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near West Chicago, Illinois, United States. 7 people were on board and 7 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 22:17
Classification
Accident
Location
West Chicago, Illinois, United States
Nearest airport
Dupage County
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Beechcraft G-18S
Registration
N174YC
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
2
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Private Owner
Purpose of flight
Pleasure
Phase of flight
Landing
Route
Int.falls, Mn. → S
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
IMC
Light
Night (Dark)
NTSB number
3-1950

People

7 people died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
7 7 0 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

CIRCLING TO LAND, WX BELOW CIRCLING MINIMUMS.TWR CLOSED, RAIL/REIL TURNED OFF DRG SECOND APCH.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

Other Beechcraft G-18S accidents

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
1 Nov 1977 Beechcraft G-18S
N120ZZ
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
no coordinates
Flight Express No injuries -
11 Jan 1978 Beechcraft G-18S
N38RM
West Chicago, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
- No injuries -
24 Oct 1984 Beechcraft G-18S
N3281T
Belleville, Michigan, United States - No injuries -
7 Aug 1965 Beechcraft G-18S
N7711S
Austin Tex, Texas, United States
no coordinates
- No injuries -
4 Dec 1991 Beechcraft G-18S
N38RM
West Chicago, Illinois, United States Viking Express No injuries -

All 6 records for this type

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no coordinates
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no coordinates
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