Cessna T210N accident near Chicago, IL
On February 20, 1997, a Cessna T210N (airplane) was involved in an accident near Chicago, IL. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- February 20, 1997
- Place
- Chicago, IL
- Aircraft
- Cessna T210N · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 41.780°N, 87.771°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X07384
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On February 20, 1997, at approximately 0650 central standard time (cst), a Cessna T210N, N7134J, registered to Prompt Air, Inc., of Chicago, Illinois, piloted by a commercial pilot, became missing shortly after takeoff from General Mitchell International Airport, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The pilot-in-command and the co-pilot both sustained fatal injuries. The accident is presumed to have occurred at approximately 0650 cst on February 20, 1997. The 14 CFR Part 135 flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions. An IFR flight plan was on file. The flight departed Milwaukee, Wisconsin, at 0639 cst, as an on-demand cargo flight with the intended destination of Louisville, Kentucky. The Civil Air Patrol, a United States Air Force Auxiliary, conducted an air and ground search for the missing airplane with negative results. The search included the southern section of Lake Michigan. The U.S. Coast Guard conducted a search of the southern section of Lake Michigan with negative results. The airplane was never found and is believed to be missing in Lake Michigan. The Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) radar data from the Milwaukee and Chicago facilities having responsibility for the area between the airplane's departure point and its last presumed contact indicated a radar target departing General Mitchell International Airport, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on February 20, 1997, at 0639 cst. The assigned beacon codes for N7134J were 4523 and, subsequently, 1200 after canceling their IFR flight plan shortly after takeoff. There was no communication between the ai
Probable cause
Undetermined.
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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.
