ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 151003
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| Date: | Tuesday 4 December 2012 |
| Time: | 14:38 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft 58 Baron |
| Owner/operator: | Bemidji Aviation Services Inc |
| Registration: | N4016A |
| MSN: | TH-9 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1970 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 12549 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO 520 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Wilton Center, IL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | Bemidji Airport, MN (BJI/KBJI) |
| Joliet Municipal Airport, IL (JOT/KJOT) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was conducting pipeline surveillance at the time of the accident. A witness reported that he observed the accident airplane in level flight about 50 feet above a nearby two-story house. Everything appeared normal at that time; however, when he looked up a few moments later, the airplane was “sideways” with the wings oriented vertically. The airplane impacted an open field. The accident site was located about 1/3 mile east-southeast of the pipeline under surveillance. The debris path was about 950 feet long, and the airframe was fragmented during the impact sequence. A postaccident examination did not reveal any anomalies consistent with a preimpact failure or malfunction. Analysis of all available information related to the accident did not reveal a definitive cause for the in-flight loss of control and impact with terrain.
Probable Cause: An in-flight loss of control and impact with terrain for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
https://www.planecrashmap.com/plane/il/N4016A/
Location
Images:
Photos(c): NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Dec-2012 07:56 | Geno | Added |
| 05-Dec-2012 13:59 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Aug-2014 10:01 | Aerossurance | Updated [Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 28-Nov-2017 14:00 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Mar-2022 00:52 | Captain Adam | Updated [Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Photo] |
| 15-Mar-2022 00:53 | Captain Adam | Updated [Photo] |
| 15-Mar-2022 00:53 | Captain Adam | Updated [Photo] |
| 15-Mar-2022 00:54 | Captain Adam | Updated [Photo] |
| 15-Mar-2022 00:54 | Captain Adam | Updated [Photo] |
| 15-Mar-2022 00:54 | Captain Adam | Updated [Photo] |
| 02-Jul-2022 18:36 | rvargast17 | Updated [Source, Damage] |
| 04-Jun-2023 06:52 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Source, Damage]] |
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