Beech BE-55 accident near Elkhart, IN
On January 22, 1999, a Beech BE-55 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Elkhart, IN. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- January 22, 1999
- Place
- Elkhart, IN
- Aircraft
- Beech BE-55 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 41.720°N, 85.980°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001204X00017
NTSB summary
History of Flight On January 22, 1999, at 1840 eastern standard time (All times EST), a Beech BE-55, N40HC, was destroyed when it impacted the terrain during an instrument approach. The 14 CFR Part 91 business flight had departed Worthington Municipal Airport (OTG), Worthington, Minnesota, at approximately 1540 en route to Elkhart Municipal Airport (EKM), Elkhart, Indiana. The airplane was executing the ILS 27 approach when it hit trees and impacted the ground about 190 feet from the middle marker. The pilot and one passenger received fatal injuries, and one passenger was seriously injured. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed and an instrument flight plan had been filed. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) transcripts indicate the pilot contacted the Princeton, Minnesota, Automated Flight Service Station (AFSS) at 1504 by telephone to file an IFR flight plan for a flight from Worthington, Minnesota, to Elkhart, Indiana. The pilot also received a standard weather brief. At 1532, the pilot phoned the Princeton AFSS and received an IFR flight clearance. The flight was cleared to 7,000 feet altitude and it had a Void Time of 1548. At 1547, the Air Traffic Controller who controlled Sector 33 at the Minneapolis ARTCC, called "in the blind" for N40HC. The pilot of N40HC contacted Sector 33 and reported the airplane had departed Worthington and was climbing through 3,500 feet mean sea level (msl). At 1549, the airplane continued its climb to its en route altitude of 7,000 feet msl. At 1629, N40HC contacted Waterloo Approach Control and reported that the flight was at 7
Probable cause
the pilot failed to maintain a proper glidepath and obstacle clearance. Factors were the fog and dark night.
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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.
