Beech 58 accident near St. Ignace, MI
On July 13, 2010, a Beech 58 (airplane) was involved in an accident near St. Ignace, MI. 4 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- July 13, 2010
- Place
- St. Ignace, MI
- Aircraft
- Beech 58 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 4 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 45.888°N, 84.747°W
- NTSB ID
- 20100714X50804
Official records · CEN10FA394
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Flight Service Station Partial Transcript: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 13, 2010, at 1700 eastern daylight time, a Beech 58 twin-engine airplane, N3081N, sustained substantial damage when it impacted terrain shortly after takeoff from the Mackinac County Airport (83D), St. Ignace, Michigan. The private pilot and three passengers were fatally injured and one passenger was seriously injured. The airplane was registered to Tri United, Inc., Skokie, Illinois, and operated by the pilot. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and an instrument rules flight (IFR) plan was filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The flight was departing at the time of the accident. According to information provided by air traffic control, local authorities, and witnesses, the airplane departed Chicago Executive Airport (PWK), Wheeling, Illinois, at 1210, and arrived at 83D at 1354. According to a 83D fixed based operator (FBO) representative, the pilot came into the lobby and asked if he was at Mackinac Island. The representative explained to him that 83D was not on the island and she then pointed the island out through a window to the pilot. Mackinac Island is located approximately 5 miles east of 83D. The airplane then departed 83D and arrived at Mackinac Island Airport (MCD) a few minutes later. Approximately 1630, the airplane returned to 83D from MCD and obtained 60 gallons of fuel. At 1644, the pilot contacted air traffic control services via his airplane radio to amend his IFR clearance. Witnesses, who were mechanics at a local maintenance facility, observed the airplane attempt to takeoff on runway 25
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during takeoff for undetermined reasons.
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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.
