Beech E95A accident near Poplar Grove, IL
On September 20, 1994, a Beech E95A (airplane) was involved in an accident near Poplar Grove, IL. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- September 20, 1994
- Place
- Poplar Grove, IL
- Aircraft
- Beech E95A · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 42.361°N, 88.820°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001206X02193
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On September 20, 1994, at 1735 central daylight time (cdt), a Beech E-95A, N9581Y, registered to Hectic Air, Incorporated of Wheeling, Illinois, and piloted by a multi-engine rated private pilot, was destroyed during a collision with terrain while on approach to Runway 12 at the Belvidere Airport, Poplar Grove, Illinois. The 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight was not operating on a flight plan. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot was fatally injured. The flight departed Waterloo, Iowa, at 1626 cdt. The pilot of N9581Y had been using the flight following radar services of the Federal Aviation Administration's Rockford, Illinois, Air Traffic Control Tower (ATCT). Approximately two minutes after ending the radar service the pilot contacted ATCT requesting an emergency descent to a landing due to a left engine failure. The pilot requested radar vectors to the nearest airport. The ATCT controller directed the pilot toward the Belvidere Airport at Poplar Grove, Illinois. Witnesses, about 3 to 4 miles south-southwest of the airport, stated they observed an airplane flying overhead that was wobbling as it headed northeast. Two witnesses observed pieces of the airplane detach from it and fall to the ground. These two witnesses stated they heard the airplane's engine sputtering and then saw the front of the airplane produce a large black cloud. Two witnesses at the airport said they saw N9581Y flying a downwind leg for runway 12. One witness said he heard only one engine running at what appeared to be partial power. Both sai
Probable cause
Aircraft control not maintained by the pilot when he began his turn from base leg to final approach. Factors associated with this accident were the fatigue failure of a propeller blade, improper maintenance overhaul of the propeller, and a material defect in the propeller blade clamp screws.
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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.
