Raytheon Aircraft Company 58 accident near Palos Hills, IL
On October 13, 2014, a Raytheon Aircraft Company 58 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Palos Hills, IL. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- October 13, 2014
- Place
- Palos Hills, IL
- Aircraft
- Raytheon Aircraft Company 58 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 41.707°N, 87.834°W
- NTSB ID
- 20141014X90107
Official records · CEN15FA009
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Transcribed Air Traffic Control Communications: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn October 12, 2014, about 2240 central daylight time, a Beechcraft model 58 airplane, N31EW, was destroyed when it impacted trees and terrain in Palos Hills, Illinois. The private rated pilot and two passengers sustained fatal injuries. The airplane was registered to ARC Aviation LLC and operated by the pilot under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. Marginal night visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight, which was not on a flight plan. The flight originated about 2235 from the Midway International Airport (MDW), Chicago, Illinois, and was en route to the Lawrence Municipal Airport, Lawrence, Kansas. Radar track data showed that the airplane departed runway 22L at MDW and began climbing on runway heading (220 degrees). At 2238:01, the airplane had accelerated to a computed groundspeed of about 130 knots and climbed to an altitude of about 2,200 ft above mean sea level (msl). After reaching this altitude, when the airplane was about 3 nautical miles (nm) from MDW, the airplane then began accelerating and descending as it turned about 20 degrees to the left to a heading of 200 degrees, which was followed immediately by a turn to the right. By 2238:38, when the airplane was about 4.8 nm from MDW, the airplane had descended about 700 ft to an altitude of 1,500 ft msl. The airplane then began climbing. As the climb was initiated, a left turn was also initiated. The left turn continued while the radius of the turn decreased until the end of the radar data. During the final left turn, the airplane initi
Probable cause
The pilot's loss of airplane control due to spatial disorientation while operating in night, instrument meteorological conditions.
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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.
