Accident Beechcraft H50 Twin Bonanza N538B,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 4342
 
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Date:Sunday 24 July 1966
Time:18:27
Type:Silhouette image of generic BE50 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Beechcraft H50 Twin Bonanza
Owner/operator:Mainline Aviation
Registration: N538B
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Munster, IN -   United States of America
Phase: Approach
Nature:Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi
Departure airport:Joliet Regional Airport, IL (JOT/KJOT)
Destination airport:Akron-Canton Airport, OH (CAK/KCAK)
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Aircraft stalled during emergency single/engine approach to Chicago-Hammond Airport. Came to rest in shallow pond on a golf course.

Golfer Tony Lema was killed in the accident along with his wife and two others.

Accident investigation:
  
Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: CHI67A0012
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 7 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xvFfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=b1QMAAAAIBAJ&pg=7001%2C1715749
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xvFfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=b1QMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6635%2C1773615

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
25-Feb-2008 12:00 ASN archive Added
15-Dec-2017 20:01 harro Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]

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