Commander 114-B accident near Lagrange, WI
On May 15, 1998, a Commander 114-B (airplane) was involved in an accident near Lagrange, WI. 4 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- May 15, 1998
- Place
- Lagrange, WI
- Aircraft
- Commander 114-B · Airplane
- Injuries
- 4 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 42.829°N, 88.731°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X09995
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On May 15, 1998, at 0910 central daylight time (cdt), a Commander 114-B, N6059C, operated by an instrument rated private pilot, was destroyed during an in-flight break-up and collision with the ground. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight was operating on an instrument flight plan. The pilot and three passengers were fatally injured. The flight departed Waukesha, Wisconsin, at 0850 cdt. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) records showed N6059C's pilot filed two IFR flight plans at 2120 cdt on May 14, 1998, with the FAA's Greenbay, Wisconsin, Automated Flight Service Station (AFSS). The first IFR flight plan was from Madison, Wisconsin, to Waukesha, Wisconsin. The second IFR flight plan was from Waukesha, Wisconsin, to Columbus, Ohio. While filing the first flight plan the pilot said N6059C's airspeed was planned at 154 knots at 5,000 feet above mean sea level (msl). The pilot said, "...we're going to get there in a hurry." The AFSS specialist said, "...that's red line on any airplane." N6059C's pilot replied, "ya that's true... ." While speaking with the AFSS specialist the pilot asked for the next day's winds aloft forecast. The AFSS specialist replied, "...starting out... it's not as bad... as I thought it'd be, it's two one zero in the... eighteen knot range at seven thousand feet... ." The AFSS specialist advised the pilot that he would be "...flying basically into a high pressure ridge aloft... ." He told the pilot there would be "...significant thunderstorm activity..." in Wiscon
Probable cause
the pilot not maintaining aircraft control during cruise flight and exceeding the airplane's design stress limits. Factors in this accident was the pilot's lack of total experience in the airplane and the clouds.
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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.
