# Accident 19970420006069A: Beech 95C55, Grand Haven, MI, April 20, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 1997, 21:04 local time
- Place: Grand Haven, MI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0497° N, 86.2205° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0497&lon=-86.2205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N242BS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N242BS-2000-08-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-C55 (registry code 1152708, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-c55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95C55
- Reported engine: CONT IO520K
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 65 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97FAMS2](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97FAMS2) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970420006069A

## Narrative

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

AT 10000 FT IFR DIVED INTO LAKE MICHIGAN. ONLY SMALL PIECES RECOVERED. (-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT 10,000 FEET NORTHWEST BOUND WHEN IT SUDDENLY LOST ALTITUDE AND CRASHED INTO LAKE MICHIGAN.

## 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 CHI97FAMS2](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97FAMS2), Apr 21, 1997: Beech 95-C55 (N242BS), Grand Haven, MI, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: undetermined.

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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