Beechcraft 200 N981LL
10 May 1988 · Chicago, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 May 1988 at about 21:55 local time, a Beechcraft 200 registered N981LL, operated by State of Illinois, was involved in an incident near Chicago, Illinois, United States. 95 people were on board and nobody was injured. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:55
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Chicago Midway (MDW)
- Coordinates
- 41.8697, -87.6499
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 200
- Registration
- N981LL
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- State of Illinois
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Public Use
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Springfield → Chicago
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA88IA167
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 |
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
MIDWAY FLT 172 (MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9, N1065T) WAS ON AN IFR DEPARTURE FROM CHICAGO MIDWAY ARPT AT THE SAME TIME THAT BEECH 200, N981LL, WAS ON AN IFR ARRIVAL FOR A VISUAL APCH TO MERRILL C MEIGS ARPT, ALTHOUGH BOTH WERE IN VMC. PREVIOUSLY, O'HARE TRACON HAD RESTRICTED EASTERLY DEPARTURES FROM MIDWAY TO NOT LESS THAN 20 MI IN-TRAIL. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE HANDOFF CONTROLLER (CTLR) AT TRACON INSTRUCTED THE CTLRS AT MIDWAY TOWER TO 'CANCEL THE RESTRICTION,' MEANING TO CANCEL THE IN-TRAIL RESTRICTION. HOWEVER, THE CTLRS AT MIDWAY THOUGHT THIS WAS IN REFERENCE TO A CLIMB RESTRICTION ON THE CANAL THREE SID WHICH FLT 172 WAS USING. SUBSEQUENTLY, FLT 172 & N981LL CONVERGED AS FLT 172 WAS CLIMBING TO 3000 FT & N981LL WAS DSCNDG TO 2000 FT. RADAR DATA SHOWED THE ACFT PASSED EACH OTHER WITH LESS THAN THE REQUIRED VERTICAL & HORIZONTAL SEPN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Aircraft involved
| Aircraft | Registration | Operator | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beechcraft 200 200 | N981LL | State of Illinois | - |
| McDonnell Douglas DC-9 DC-9 | N1065T | Midway Airlines | - |
Other Beechcraft 200 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Sep 1988 | Beechcraft 200 | Jackson, Wyoming, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Apr 1989 | Beechcraft 200 | Pensacola, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 15 Feb 1989 | Beechcraft 200 | Burlington, Vermont, United States | Evans Air | No injuries | - |
| 16 Nov 1987 | Beechcraft 200 | Jefferson, Wisconsin, United States | - | Fatal | 8 |
| 15 Sep 1987 | Beechcraft 200 | Tampa, Florida, United States | Holiday Air | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jun 1987 | Beechcraft 200C | Madisonville, Kentucky, United States | Midwest Energy Development | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Oct 1988 | Boeing B-727-200A | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Northwest Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 9 Oct 1988 | Beechcraft 55B | Quincy, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Oct 1988 | Cessna 172 | Carbondale, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jan 1988 | Cessna T310R | Urbana, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Oct 1988 | Piper PA-28-151 | Fairview Hts., Illinois, United States | Hurst Flight Training, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 3 Feb 1988 | Cessna 421A | Wheeling, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |