Beech E-18S accident near Lone Rock, WI
On May 4, 1993, a Beech E-18S (airplane) was involved in an accident near Lone Rock, WI. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- May 4, 1993
- Place
- Lone Rock, WI
- Aircraft
- Beech E-18S · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 43.180°N, 90.200°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X12337
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On May 4, 1993, at 0140 central daylight time (CDT), a Beech E-18S, N80CB, operated by Viking Express, Incorporated, of Aurora, Illinois, and piloted by an airline transport rated pilot, was destroyed during a collision with trees and terrain while flying the inbound course of a VOR approach at the Tri-Counties Airport, Lone Rock, Wisconsin. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The 14 CFR Part 135 flight was operating on an instrument flight plan. The pilot received fatal injuries. The flight originated from Aurora, Illinois, at 0035 CDT. N80CB was part of a two-airplane cargo flight, flying between Aurora, Illinois, and Minneapolis, Minnesota. N80CB had been assigned an altitude of 6,000 feet mean sea level and confirmed reaching that altitude approximately 24 minutes after contacting air traffic control. During the flight, the pilot of N80CB radioed the pilot of the second airplane informing him that N80CB was losing oil from its left engine. According to the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Chicago, Illinois', Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC), the pilot of N80CB contacted the controller at 0119 CDT. During the following conversation the pilot requested routing from the airplane's present position to the nearest airport with an instrument approach. N80CB's pilot was advised he had two airports near him: Tri- County Regional Airport (Tri-County Airport), Lone Rock, Wisconsin, and Iowa County Airport, Mineral Point, Wisconsin. These airports were located 20 miles north and 5 miles southwest respectively
Probable cause
was a pre-mature extension of the landing gear by the pilot which resulted in the inability of the pilot to maintain the minimum descent altitude. Factors related to the accident were the loose cylinder and loss of oil.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
