# Accident 19950331009439A: Beech C23, Waukegan, IL, March 31, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1995, 00:00 local time
- Place: Waukegan, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4004° N, 87.8497° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4004&lon=-87.8497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23990, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23990-1998-09-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C23 (registry code 1151242, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C23
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 40 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA343](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA343) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950331009439A

## Narrative

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

LOW TIME VFR PILOT DEPARTED INTO IFR WEATHER NEAR LAKE AT NIGHT. FOUND PILOT AND DEBRIS TWO MONTHS LATER NEAR SHORE (-23) THE NON-INSTUMENT RATED PRIVATE PILOT DEPARTED WAUKEGAN, ILLINOIS AT 1741 CST WITH AN INTENDED DESTINATION OF VALPARAISO, INDIANA. HIS MEDICAL CERTIFICATE HELD THE RESTRICTION: "NOT VALID FOR NIGHT FLYING OR BY COLOR SIGNAL CONTROL". WITNESSES REPORTED SEEING A SIMILAR AIRPLANE AND HEARING A ROUGH-RUNNIN ENGINE OVER LAKE MICHIGAN SOUTH OF THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT AT 1745 CST. THEY DESCRIBED THE WEATHER CONDITIONS AS A LOW OVERCAST WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS. THE AIRPLANE NEVER ARRIVED AT IS INTENDED DESTINATION. UNITS OF THE CIVIL AIR PATROL, COAST GUARD, CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT MARINE UNIT SEARCHED FOR THE AIRPLANE WITHOUT SUCCESS. THE SEARCH WAS SUSPENDED ON APRIL 6, 1995.

## 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 CHI95LA343](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA343), Mar 31, 1995: Beech C23 (N23990), Waukegan, IL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLICAL CONDITIONS.

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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