Beech A36 accident near Sparta, IL
On March 6, 2003, a Beech A36 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Sparta, IL. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- March 6, 2003
- Place
- Sparta, IL
- Aircraft
- Beech A36 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 38.077°N, 89.693°W
- NTSB ID
- 20030314X00337
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On March 5, 2003, at 2240 central standard time (cst), a Beech A36, N7253Z, piloted by an airline transport pilot (ATP), was substantially damaged during an in-flight collision with trees and terrain near Sparta, Illinois. Night instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was operating under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 while on an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan. The pilot and his passenger were fatally injured. The flight departed Duluth International Airport (DLH), Duluth, Minnesota, at 1951. According to information provided by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the pilot had filed an IFR flight plan from DLH to the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport (CGI), Cape Girardeau, Missouri. While en-route the pilot reported to air traffic control (ATC) that the airplane had encountered icing conditions and ultimately requested to divert to Sparta Community Airport (SAR), Sparta, Illinois. The airplane impacted trees and terrain approximately 4.3 nautical miles (nm) south of the airport. The pilot of N7253Z contacted Princeton Automated Flight Service Station (AFSS) on three occasions prior to departing DLH. At 1522, the pilot called Princeton AFSS and received a standard weather briefing for an IFR flight from DLH to CGI. At 1558, the pilot contacted Princeton AFSS to file an IFR flight plan from DLH to CGI with a proposed departure time of 1630. At 1906, the pilot called Princeton AFSS to obtain an abbreviated weather briefing and reported that the fligh
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision by his flight into known icing conditions which resulted in airframe icing and degraded aircraft performance until the onset of a stall.
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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.
