Beech D-95A TRAVELAIR accident near Dunbar, WI
On January 6, 2000, a Beech D-95A TRAVELAIR (airplane) was involved in an accident near Dunbar, WI. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- January 6, 2000
- Place
- Dunbar, WI
- Aircraft
- Beech D-95A TRAVELAIR · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 45.650°N, 88.179°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X20330
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On January 6, 2000, at 0340 central standard time (All times cst), a Beech D-95A Travelair, N5918S, operated by Superior Aviation, Inc., was destroyed when it impacted the ground near Dunbar, Wisconsin. The impact site was approximately eight miles south of Ford Airport (IMT), Iron Mountain, Michigan. The 14 CFR Part 91 positioning flight had departed Huntsville International Airport (HSV), Huntsville, Alabama, at 2339 on January 5, 2000, en route to Ford Airport. At 0337, the pilot reported the airplane was established on the final approach course on the ILS Rwy 01 approach to Ford Airport. At 0338, the pilot reported moderate rime icing at 3,200 feet mean sea level to Minneapolis Center. There were no further communications with the airplane. The airline transport pilot received fatal injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at IMT and an IFR flight plan had been filed. The operator reported the pilot had returned from a flight on January 4, 2000, at approximately 1400 and went directly home. He did not return to the airport until his flight to HSV on January 5, 2000. The operator reported that on January 5, 2000, the pilot was notified at approximately 1630 of a Part 135 flight for parts delivery from IMT to HSV. The operator reported the pilot obtained a weather briefing and filed a flight plan prior to leaving home. The operator reported the pilot departed for HSV in N5918S at approximately 1730. The pilot contacted the Green Bay, Wisconsin, Automated Flight Service Station (AFSS) at 1648 for a pre-flight briefing and filed an IFR flight p
Probable cause
the pilot failed to maintain a proper glidepath and obstacle clearance during an instrument approach. Additional factors to the accident included the dark night, icing conditions, flight into known adverse weather, and conditions conducive to pilot fatigue.
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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.
