Beech S35 accident near Lake in the Hills, IL
On May 3, 2012, a Beech S35 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Lake in the Hills, IL. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- May 3, 2012
- Place
- Lake in the Hills, IL
- Aircraft
- Beech S35 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 42.208°N, 88.309°W
- NTSB ID
- 20120503X72121
Official records · CEN12FA271
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On May 3, 2012, about 1515 central daylight time, a Beech S35, N176Q, was substantially damaged when it impacted a spent quarry, just east of Lake in the Hills Airport (3CK), Lake in the Hills, Illinois. The commercial certificated pilot and certified flight instructor (CFI) were fatally injured. The airplane was registered to and operated by a private individual under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as an instructional flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight, which operated without a flight plan. The local flight originated from 3CK. The commercial pilot and CFI met at 1130 the morning of the accident at 3CK and flew with a third pilot, in the accident airplane, to DuPage Airport (DPA) West Chicago, Illinois, to pick up another airplane. The commercial pilot and CFI then followed the third pilot to Burlington Municipal Airport (BUU), Burlington, Wisconsin, where the third pilot dropped off the other airplane. The three pilots returned to 3CK. The CFI flew from the left seat for all three flights. The third pilot reported that after lunch the commercial pilot and CFI returned to the accident airplane with the intention of conducting a local flight. He remarked that the winds at the time were reported as 220 degrees at 11 knots gusting to 22 knots. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) took witness statements from several individuals. These witnesses reported seeing the airplane low to the ground. One witness reported seeing the airplane in the traffic pattern for runway 26, conducting touch-and-go oper
Probable cause
The pilot's excessive bank angle while on approach to land, which resulted in an inadvertent aerodynamic stall and spin.
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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.
