Mitsubishi MU-2B-30 accident near Wayne, IL
On December 30, 1997, a Mitsubishi MU-2B-30 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Wayne, IL. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- December 30, 1997
- Place
- Wayne, IL
- Aircraft
- Mitsubishi MU-2B-30 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 41.950°N, 88.261°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X09268
NTSB summary
History of Flight On December 30, 1997, at 1703 central standard time, a Mitsubishi MU-2B-30, N999WB, operated by PVS International, Inc., was destroyed when it impacted the ground two miles north of the DuPage Airport, West Chicago, Illinois. The 14 CFR Part 91 flight had departed DuPage Airport on a local training flight and was in the local VFR flight pattern for runway lL. The commercial pilot and the commercial copilot received fatal injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed. The flight was in contact with the local air traffic control tower at DuPage Airport. A fuel lineman at the airport reported that he had put fuel in the airplane at approximately 1500 on December 30, 1997. He reported that the pilots had just pulled the airplane out of the hangar and were about to go flying. The fuel log indicated that 184 gallons of Jet A had been put on the airplane. At 2153 (All times UTC), N999WB (9WB) departed Dupage Airport to the west. At 2227, 9WB radioed O'Hare Approach and requested the GPS 1L approach at DuPage Airport. At 2238, 9WB was cleared for the approach and was told to switch to DuPage Tower frequency. At 2242:02, DuPage Tower cleared 9WB to fly the approach to 1L and cleared 9WB to land. 9WB landed on runway 1L and taxied back to 1L for another takeoff. At 2248:11, 9WB stated, "And tower, uh, Whiskey Bravo. We'll be, uh, simulated single engine on the takeoff. Circle to land same runway." At 2248:18, the tower reported, "Mitsubishi Nine Whiskey Bravo, roger. Your option left or right traffic." At 2249:56, the tower c
Probable cause
the pilot in command failed to maintain control of the aircraft. A factor was the lack of experience of the pilot and copilot in the type and model of aircraft. An additional factor was the pilot did not follow the proper procedure when the flaps were raised before 140 knots was attained during a simulated single engine failure.
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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.
