What happened
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(.4) There were five recorded transmissions of conversations from one of the pilots aboard the accident airplane and the fort dodge, Iowa afss; one on 12/27 and four on 12/28. The weather forecast for icing included wording such as '...moderate to isolated severe icing from seven thousand downward for your entire route of flight....' The pilot stated that he received 'full flight service briefings...' And also indicated that he spoke to flight watch prior to takeoff. While executing the ILS approach to the destination airport, the pilot was unable to maintain the proper glidepath even with the application of full power. The pilot maintained marginal control of the airplane during the descent until impact with trees and the terrain about 10 miles west of the destination airport. The pilot and passengers reported 'vibration' and 'shudder' of the airplane prior to the impact. One passenger reported that she saw ice forming on the left 'rear' wings. Persons on the ground reported severe icing conditions around the time of the accident. (-23) on December 28, 1996, at 281710Z Beechcraft model BE-90-C90, N998VB, was cleared for the ILS runwy 09 approach to Rhinelander Oneida county airport, Rhinelander, WI, by minneapolis ARTCC. The minneapolis ARTCC lost radar contact about 12 miles west of the Rhinelander airport. The Oneida county sheriff's office searched for the aircraft and found it about 10 miles west of Rhinelander at about 282200Z. The pilot and nine passengers sustained minor injuries and the aircraft was destroyed. The aircraft was being operated as a personal flight by the owner, a private pilot with multiengine land and instrument ratings, under 14 CFR part 91 when the accident occurred. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and an IFR flight plan was filed.
As the FAA filed it
(.4) THERE WERE FIVE RECORDED TRANSMISSIONS OF CONVERSATIONS FROM ONE OF THE PILOTS ABOARD THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE AND THE FORT DODGE, IOWA AFSS; ONE ON 12/27 AND FOUR ON 12/28. THE WEATHER FORECAST FOR ICING INCLUDED WORDING SUCH AS '...MODERATE TO ISOLATED SEVERE ICING FROM SEVEN THOUSAND DOWNWARD FOR YOUR ENTIRE ROUTE OF FLIGHT....' THE PILOT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED 'FULL FLIGHT SERVICE BRIEFINGS...' AND ALSO INDICATED THAT HE SPOKE TO FLIGHT WATCH PRIOR TO TAKEOFF. WHILE EXECUTING THE ILS APPROACH TO THE DESTINATION AIRPORT, THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN THE PROPER GLIDEPATH EVEN WITH THE APPLICATION OF FULL POWER. THE PILOT MAINTAINED MARGINAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING THE DESCENT UNTIL IMPACT WITH TREES AND THE TERRAIN ABOUT 10 MILES WEST OF THE DESTINATION AIRPORT. THE PILOT AND PASSENGERS REPORTED 'VIBRATION' AND 'SHUDDER' OF THE AIRPLANE PRIOR TO THE IMPACT. ONE PASSENGER REPORTED THAT SHE SAW ICE FORMING ON THE LEFT 'REAR' WINGS. PERSONS ON THE GROUND REPORTED SEVERE ICING CONDITIONS AROUND THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. (-23) ON DECEMBER 28, 1996, AT 281710Z BEECHCRAFT MODEL BE-90-C90, N998VB, WAS CLEARED FOR THE ILS RUNWY 09 APPROACH TO RHINELANDER ONEIDA COUNTY AIRPORT, RHINELANDER, WI, BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC. THE MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC LOST RADAR CONTACT ABOUT 12 MILES WEST OF THE RHINELANDER AIRPORT. THE ONEIDA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE SEARCHED FOR THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND IT ABOUT 10 MILES WEST OF RHINELANDER AT ABOUT 282200Z. THE PILOT AND NINE PASSENGERS SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT BY THE OWNER, A PRIVATE PILOT WITH MULTIENGINE LAND AND INSTRUMENT RATINGS, UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.
NTSB investigation
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