19951119037769A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech 58 · Cleveland, OH · November 19, 1995

Date: November 19, 1995 · 17:39 local
Place: Cleveland, OH
Airport: Burke Lakefront
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N721MD
NTSB investigation: NTSBBFO96FA022
Reported as: Beech 58
Reported engine: Continental IO550C
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 3
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,100 total400 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

N721MDRegistration cancelled Jun 20, 1996 · Beech 58S/N TH1753 Airframe modelBeech 58

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What happened

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Crashed into lake on climbout. Aircraft sank. Pilot and two passengers missing. Remains under investigation. (-23) on November 19, 1995 at 1739 EST, a Beech BE58 collided with the water shortly after takeoff from Burke lake front airport, Cleveland, OH. The pilot and two passengers are missing and presumed dead. Two other passengers received serious and critical injuries. The aircraft sank in lake erie, in 35 feet of water. The aircraft sustained a post impact fire.

As the FAA filed it

CRASHED INTO LAKE ON CLIMBOUT. AIRCRAFT SANK. PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS MISSING. REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION. (-23) ON NOVEMBER 19, 1995 AT 1739 EST, A BEECH BE58 COLLIDED WITH THE WATER SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM BURKE LAKE FRONT AIRPORT, CLEVELAND, OH. THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS ARE MISSING AND PRESUMED DEAD. TWO OTHER PASSENGERS RECEIVED SERIOUS AND CRITICAL INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT SANK IN LAKE ERIE, IN 35 FEET OF WATER. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED A POST IMPACT FIRE.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB BFO96FA022Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportCleveland, OHthe pilot's improper IFR procedure, by failing to maintain a positive rate of climb (and terrain clearance) after takeoff. Factors relating to the accident were: darkness, and the lack of visual references over water and under overcast cloud conditions.Nov 19, 1995 · Destroyed