# Accident 19940920029199A: Beech B95A, Belvidere, IL, September 20, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 1994, 17:35 local time
- Place: Belvidere, IL
- Airport: Belvidere Ltd Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3607° N, 88.8205° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3607&lon=-88.8205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9581Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9581Y-1997-03-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B95A (registry code 1153406, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b95a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B95A
- Reported engine: LYC IO360B1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 368 total, 67 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94FA340](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94FA340) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940920029199A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI94FA340](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94FA340), Sep 20, 1994: Beech E95A (N9581Y), Poplar Grove, IL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Aircraft 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…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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