ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 37519
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| Date: | Friday 22 January 1999 |
| Time: | 19:40 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft B55 Baron |
| Owner/operator: | Ggt |
| Registration: | N40HC |
| MSN: | TC-1974 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3678 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-470-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Elkhart, IN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Worthington, MN |
| (KEKM) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane was cleared for the ILS Rwy 27 approach. Radar data indicated the airplane had intercepted the inbound approach course of 271 degrees. The surviving passenger reported he heard the landing gear extension and saw the three landing gear indicator lights illuminate. He reported that he did not hear the airplane malfunction or hear any abnormal sounds. He reported he saw the glow of parking lot lights in the fog out the left rear window. He reported seeing the pilot looking out the left window and then looking to the front of the airplane. The airplane initially impacted two 40 foot pine trees about 800 feet from the wreckage site. The radar data hit was recorded when the airplane was about 1,300 feet msl and about 2.0 nm from the runway. It indicated the airplane's glide path was about 130 feet below the ILS Rwy 27's glide path. The reported weather was winds 120 at 7 knots, visibility 1/2 mile, light rain, mist, indefinite ceiling, 200 foot overcast, 9 degrees C, 29.77. A weather station 14 miles from the accident was reporting the temperature and dew point as 8 degrees C. Ground fog was reported in the area. The airplane did not exhibit any pre-impact anomalies.
Probable Cause: the pilot failed to maintain a proper glidepath and obstacle clearance. Factors were the fog and dark night.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI99FA075
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 25-Nov-2017 12:49 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Cn, Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Dec-2017 16:57 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Cn, Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 06-Jun-2023 06:25 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Cn, Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative]] |
| 08-Apr-2024 10:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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