Beech 58 accident near Munster, IN
On March 10, 2007, a Beech 58 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Munster, IN. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- March 10, 2007
- Place
- Munster, IN
- Aircraft
- Beech 58 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 41.532°N, 87.509°W
- NTSB ID
- 20070323X00324
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On March 9, 2007, about 1920 central standard time, a Beech 58, N332HA, piloted by a commercial pilot, was destroyed upon impact with the ground during an approach for landing near Munster, Indiana. A flight instructor was also on-board and seated in the right seat. The Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions and was not on a flight plan. The pilot and instructor both sustained fatal injuries. The local flight originated at Lansing Municipal Airport (IGQ), Lansing, Illinois about 1745.A study of radar data obtained from the FAA revealed two separate tracks that could be associated with the accident airplane. The first track originated from IGQ and proceeded toward the Greater Kankakee Airport (IKK), Kankakee, Illinois, about 32 nautical miles south-southwest of IGQ. The recorded time of the initial radar return for this track coincided with the approximate time of departure of the accident airplane. The second track originated near IKK and proceeded toward IGQ. The recorded time of the final radar return for this track coincided with the reported time of the accident. In addition, the final radar return for this track related to a position about 0.25 nautical miles from the accident site. The ground track of the airplane for the flight from IKK to IGQ began with the airplane at 2,900 feet pressure altitude and a ground track of 278 degrees. The ground track showed the airplane approximately aligned with the departure end of runway 22 at IKK. The track showed that the airplane then made a climbin
Probable cause
The fuel starvation for an undetermined reason which led to the loss of power on the left engine. Additional causes were the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed which led to his loss of control of the airplane. Factors in the accident were the flight instructor's inability to take remedial action because the airplane was not equipped with a full set of dual flight controls.
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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.
