Beech 58 accident near Oakdale, WI
On September 16, 1998, a Beech 58 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Oakdale, WI. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- September 16, 1998
- Place
- Oakdale, WI
- Aircraft
- Beech 58 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 43.981°N, 90.501°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X11010
Official records · CHI98FA349
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- ATC Transcriptions: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- Volk Tower Communications Log: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On September 16, 1998, at 0745 central daylight time (cdt), a Beech 58, N4574Q, operated by the State of Wisconsin's Department of Administration (DOA), impacted terrain while diverting to Volk Field (VOK), Camp Douglas, Wisconsin, after the airline transport rated pilot had declared an emergency and reported smoke in the aircraft. The aircraft was destroyed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The 14 CFR Part 91 business flight was operating on an instrument flight rule (IFR) flight plan. The pilot and two passengers sustained fatal injuries. The flight originated from the Dane County Regional Airport (MSN), Madison, Wisconsin, at 0653, and was en route to the Burnett County Airport (RZN), Siren, Wisconsin. At 0653, the pilot called MSN Clearance Delivery and was issued an IFR clearance to Siren. At 0711, the Local Controller cleared N4574Q for takeoff and told the pilot to contact departure; the pilot contacted Madison Departure Control and was climbed to 6,000 feet without incident or comment from the pilot. At 0737, the pilot checked in again with Minneapolis Center, level at 8,000 feet. The specialist acknowledged and issued the Eau Claire altimeter setting. The specialist instructed the pilot to contact him on frequency 125.3. The pilot of N4574Q advised the Minneapolis Center specialist that this was the frequency he was on. At 0739:32, the pilot transmitted, "minneapolis seven four quebec we're gonna return we're gonna go into ah volk we got some smoke comin outa this thing" At 0739:33, radar data indicated the a
Probable cause
The installation of the door seal inflation system by company personnel. An additional cause was the emergency procedures not followed by the pilot-in-command. A contributing factor was the trees.
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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.
