Beech BE-58 accident near Niles, MI
On February 4, 2005, a Beech BE-58 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Niles, MI. 4 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- February 4, 2005
- Place
- Niles, MI
- Aircraft
- Beech BE-58 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 4 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 41.939°N, 86.224°W
- NTSB ID
- 20050210X00174
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On February 4, 2005, at 0920 eastern standard time, a Beech BE-58, N12AZ, operated by Beech Leasing LLC, was destroyed when it departed from cruise flight and impacted the terrain in a wooded area 5 miles north of Niles, Michigan. The commercial pilot and three passengers received fatal injuries. The 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 business flight departed County Memorial Airport (SBM), Sheboygan, Wisconsin, at 0738 central standard time and was en route to Lebanon-Warren County Airport (I68), Lebanon, Ohio. Ground fog was present in the area of the accident site, however, the airplane was in visual meteorological conditions at its cruise altitude prior to the time of the accident. The fight was on an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan. The pilot filed an IFR flight plan that indicated a departure time of 0730 central standard time at a cruise altitude of 7,000 feet mean sea level (msl). The filed airspeed was 175 knots with 1 hour 50 minutes en route to I68. He indicated he had 4 hours 45 minutes of fuel on board the airplane. The flight departed SBM and proceeded on a southeasterly course. The flight was initially in radar and communications contact with Chicago Center, and then was handed off to South Bend Approach Control. Radar track data indicated that between 0913:25 and 0918:55 (hhmm:ss), the airplane was on a constant heading of about 140 degrees at 7,000 feet msl. At 0918:55, the airplane made a heading change to about 135 degrees after receiving a heading change from South Bend Approach Control. At 0919:42, radar data indicated the
Probable cause
The steep nose down descent from cruise for undetermined reasons and the subsequent collision with terrain in a steep nose down attitude.
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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.
