Beech 95-C55 accident near Grand Haven, MI
On April 21, 1997, a Beech 95-C55 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Grand Haven, MI. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- April 21, 1997
- Place
- Grand Haven, MI
- Aircraft
- Beech 95-C55 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 43.050°N, 86.221°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X07673
NTSB summary
On April 20, 1997, at 2105 eastern daylight time, a Beech 95-C55, N242BS, was observed on radar to descend from 10,000 feet mean sea level (msl) until being lost on radar, about 3,000 feet msl. The location was about 13 miles west of Grand Haven, Michigan, over Lake Michigan. Debris was located in that general area, on the surface of the lake. The airplane is presumed to be destroyed. The pilot and one passenger are presumed to have sustained fatal injuries. The 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight was operating on an IFR flight plan. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the closest land-based weather reporting station to the impact location. The flight departed Marshall, Michigan, about 2030 with a planned intermediate stop of Medford, Wisconsin, and final destination of Fargo, North Dakota. An individual identifying himself as the pilot-in-command of N242BS contacted the Lansing (Michigan), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Automated Flight Service Station (AFSS), at 1908 requesting an IFR route briefing from Marshall, Michigan, to Medford, Wisconsin. A transcript of that conversation is attached as an addendum to this report. There was no forecast for IFR conditions, severe weather warnings, warnings for ice or turbulence along the route of flight or at the planned destinations. At the end of the briefing the pilot filed an IFR flight plan with an intended departure time from Marshall of 1935. In that flight plan the pilot requested a cruising altitude of 10,000 feet msl and he stated that there was an anticipated fuel endurance of four hours. The first recorded
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.
