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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech B95A · Belvidere, IL · September 20, 1994

Date: September 20, 1994 · 17:35 local
Place: Belvidere, IL
Airport: Belvidere Ltd Airport
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N9581Y
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI94FA340
Reported as: Beech B95A
Reported engine: Lycoming IO360B1A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 368 total67 in this make and model46 in the last 90 days

N9581YRegistration cancelled Mar 24, 1997 · Beech B95AS/N TD523 Airframe modelBeech B95A

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost prop blade left engine. Vibration tore off cowl. Stall spun turning into bad engine. Improper prop overhaul. (-23) while on a return business trip from waterloo, Iowa, the pilot reported to rockford, IL. ATCT that he lost his left engine. While attempting an emergency landing at the Belvidere, IL. Airport, base leg for runway 12, the a/c went into a left spin and crashed. Aircraft was destroyed, pilot suffered fatal injuries.

As the FAA filed it

LOST PROP BLADE LEFT ENGINE. VIBRATION TORE OFF COWL. STALL SPUN TURNING INTO BAD ENGINE. IMPROPER PROP OVERHAUL. (-23) WHILE ON A RETURN BUSINESS TRIP FROM WATERLOO, IOWA, THE PILOT REPORTED TO ROCKFORD, IL. ATCT THAT HE LOST HIS LEFT ENGINE. WHILE ATTEMPTING AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT THE BELVIDERE, IL. AIRPORT, BASE LEG FOR RUNWAY 12, THE A/C WENT INTO A LEFT SPIN AND CRASHED. AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED, PILOT SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI94FA340Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPoplar Grove, ILAircraft control not maintained by the pilot when he began his turn from base leg to final approach. Factors associated with this accident were the fatigue failure of a propeller blade, improper maintenance overhaul of the propeller, and a material defect in…Sep 20, 1994 · Destroyed