Beech D-45 accident near Oswego, IL
On October 1, 1999, a Beech D-45 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Oswego, IL. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- October 1, 1999
- Place
- Oswego, IL
- Aircraft
- Beech D-45 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 41.691°N, 88.331°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X19911
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On October 1, 1999, at 1557 central daylight time, a Beech-Nogle D-45, N300SH, operated by the Lima Lima Flying Squadron Incorporated, was destroyed on impact with terrain following an in-flight collision with a Beech T-34, N5367G. N5367G was substantially damaged and made a landing at Aurora Municipal Airport, Aurora (ARR), Illinois. Both aircraft had departed in sequence from a Lima Lima 6-ship delta formation performing a non-aerobatic maneuver called a pop top break. N300SH was the number two aircraft and N5367G was the number three aircraft. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The 14 CFR Part 91 practice flight was not operating on a flight plan. The airline transport pilot of N300SH was fatally injured. The airline transport pilot of N5367G reported no injuries. The Lima Lima Squadron departed from Naper Aero Club Airport, Naperville, Illinois, at approximately 1530, en route to a practice area located approximately 5 miles southeast of Oswego, Illinois, prior to landing at an intended destination of Merrill C. Meigs Field Airport, Chicago, Illinois. The pilot of N5367G reported the following in a written statement: "I was flying #3 in a flight of six in a practice routine. We were over farm fields south of Oswego. The flight was executing our "pop top" maneuver when the accident occurred. I was just rolling level after the180 [degree] turn when I felt, and heard, a very pronounced "whump". I looked left and saw my damaged left wing. I never saw the other airplane prior to the contact with my aircraft. I accessed m
Probable cause
the visual lookout not obtained by the pilot of the Beech T-34 and the inadequate procedure by the Lima Lima Flying Squadron. The delayed entry into the maneuver by the pilot of the Beech D-45 was a contributing factor.
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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.
