Beech C23 accident near Waukegan, IL
On March 31, 1995, a Beech C23 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Waukegan, IL. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- March 31, 1995
- Place
- Waukegan, IL
- Aircraft
- Beech C23 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 42.400°N, 87.850°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001207X03105
NTSB summary
On March 31, 1995, about 1741 central standard time (cst), a Beech C23, N23990, registered to, and flown by a private pilot departed the Waukegan Municipal Airport, Waukegan, Illinois, with an intended destination of Valparaiso, Indiana. The airplane never arrived at its intended destination. Units of the Civil Air Patrol, Coast Guard, and Chicago Police Department Marine Unit searched for the airplane for three days without success. The airplane is missing and presumed destroyed. The pilot was fatally injured. The pilot obtained two weather briefings but did not file a flight plan. The only contact with air traffic control was a takeoff clearance which was issued at 1741 (cst) by the Waukegan Air Traffic Control Tower. Three witnesses reported seeing an airplane resembling the missing airplane near the Lake Bluff/Libertyville, Illinois, about 1745. They described the weather conditions as a low overcast with moderate to heavy snow showers. Weather radar images confirm the presence of precipitation in the area at the time. (See attached weather data) On May 5, 1995, several pieces of metal were located along the Lake Bluff, Illinois, shoreline. The co-owner of the airplane identified one piece, approximately 6' x 1.5' with yellow, white and brown markings, as a section from the right wing of the missing airplane. On June 22, 1995, the pilot's body was located along the shoreline in Lake Forest, Illinois. Lake Forest is approximately 10 miles south of the Waukegan Municipal Airport. An autopsy was performed by the Lake County Coroner's Office, Lake County, Illinois, on June
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLICAL CONDITIONS.
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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.
