Beech 58 accident near Cleveland, OH
On November 19, 1995, a Beech 58 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Cleveland, OH. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- November 19, 1995
- Place
- Cleveland, OH
- Aircraft
- Beech 58 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 2 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 41.520°N, 81.681°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001207X04808
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On November 19, 1995, at 1739 eastern standard time, a Beech 58, N721MD, impacted Lake Erie shortly after takeoff from Burke Lakefront Airport, in Cleveland, Ohio. Of the five aircraft occupants, two passengers were retrieved from the water with serious injuries. The pilot and one passenger are missing and presumed dead. The body of the fifth occupant, a 12 year old passenger, was located near Erie, Pennsylvania, in April, 1996. The aircraft was destroyed. Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight, and an Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) flight plan was filed. The flight operated under 14 CFR Part 91, and originated from Cleveland, Ohio, at 1737, with an intended destination of Raleigh-Durham International Airport, in Raleigh, North Carolina. According to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Air Traffic Control (ATC) records, the pilot received a preflight weather briefing from the Cleveland Automated Flight Service Station (AFSS), and filed an IFR flight plan at about 1554 local time. The pilot of a Gulfstream IV, which was parked on the ramp near the accident airplane, reported that the pilot and passengers requested a tour of the Gulfstream IV before they departed. The Gulfstream pilot stated that the pilot of the accident airplane delayed his departure in an attempt to meet the passenger from the Gulfstream (a popular singer.) The Gulfstream pilot reported that when the passenger/singer had still not arrived at the airport more than an hour later, the pilot of the accident airplane decided to leave without meeting him. According to
Probable cause
the pilot's improper IFR procedure, by failing to maintain a positive rate of climb (and terrain clearance) after takeoff. Factors relating to the accident were: darkness, and the lack of visual references over water and under overcast cloud 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.
