Aviation Crash Map

Beechcraft G-18S N38RM

11 January 1978 · West Chicago, Illinois, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 11 January 1978 at about 21:45 local time, a Beechcraft G-18S registered N38RM was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near West Chicago, Illinois, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 21:45
Classification
Accident
Location
West Chicago, Illinois, United States
Nearest airport
Dupage County
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Beechcraft G-18S
Registration
N38RM
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
2
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Air Taxi Operator
Purpose of flight
Air Taxi-Cargo Operations
Phase of flight
Landing
Route
Grand Rapids, Mi → S
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Night (Dark)
NTSB number
3-4085

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

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

MANAGING DIRECTOR STATED TO DIRECTOR OF MAINT ACFT WAS OK.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
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no coordinates
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31 May 1976 Beechcraft G-18S
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no coordinates
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no coordinates
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4 Dec 1991 Beechcraft G-18S
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All 6 records for this type

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