# Accident 19951119037769A: Beech 58, Cleveland, OH, November 19, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 19, 1995, 17:39 local time
- Place: Cleveland, OH
- Airport: Burke Lakefront
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5198° N, 81.6806° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5198&lon=-81.6806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N721MD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N721MD-1996-06-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 58 (registry code 1152740, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- Reported engine: CONT IO550C
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 400 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO96FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO96FA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951119037769A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 BFO96FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO96FA022), Nov 19, 1995: Beech 58 (N721MD), Cleveland, OH, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: the 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…

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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