Beech 56TC accident near Chicago, Illinois, May 2, 1982
On May 2, 1982 at about 9:20 pm local time, a Beech 56TC, registered N6235V, was substantially damaged in an accident near Chicago, Illinois (O'Hare Field). It was an executive or corporate flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 5 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- May 2, 1982 · about 9:20 pm local time
- Place
- Chicago, Illinois · O'Hare Field · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 5 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Beech 56TC · all 56TCs on the register
- Registration
- N6235V · no longer on the register · serial 42TC
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Executive or corporate flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING LANDING, THE TOUCHDOWN WAS SMOOTH. SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE LEFT WHEEL BEGAN TO WOBBLE AND THUMP AND THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO VEER TO THE LEFT. REPORTEDLY, THE RIGHT BRAKE WOULD NOT HOLD THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED OFF THE RUNWAY AND THE LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE LEFT TIRE WENT FLAT. A SMALL SPLIT WAS FOUND IN THE STEM OF THE TIRE TUBE. ALSO, THE LEFT WING WAS DAMAGED WHEN IT STRUCK A RUNWAY LIGHT.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 2,995 hours in all; 634 in this make and model; 49 in the last 90 days; 2,820 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,663 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 147 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 5,990 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Lycoming TIO-540-E1B4 (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Bohl Equipment Company
The flight
- Departed from: Toledo OH at 2:50 pm
- Destination: Chicago IL
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 22, 8,000 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Sky: not recorded; clear
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 4 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number CHI82FA146.