19971030031129A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech 58 · New Berlin, IL · October 30, 1997

Date: October 30, 1997 · 16:48 local
Place: New Berlin, IL
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N472TL
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI98FA028
Reported as: Beech 58
People aboard: 6
Fatal injuries: 6

N472TLRegistration cancelled Dec 7, 1999 · Beech 58S/N TH1112 Airframe modelBeech 58

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What happened

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Aircraft out of c.g. limits overgross left engine thru a rod. Pilot unskilled engine out. Stalled entered flat spin (-23) while enroute form macomb airprt, macomb, Illinois, the appropriately certificated private, instrument pilot, with a multiengine land rating, lost control of the aircraft during a left engine failure. The aircraft stalled and went into a flat spin. The aircraft was estimated to be 500 or more pound over gross at departure with an aft CG. The pilot held a second class medical certificate dated April 22, 1996. All six occupants of the aircraft were fatally injured at impact. The flight originated at mzb at approximately 1600 CST time.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT OUT OF C.G. LIMITS OVERGROSS LEFT ENGINE THRU A ROD. PILOT UNSKILLED ENGINE OUT. STALLED ENTERED FLAT SPIN (-23) WHILE ENROUTE FORM MACOMB AIRPRT, MACOMB, ILLINOIS, THE APPROPRIATELY CERTIFICATED PRIVATE, INSTRUMENT PILOT, WITH A MULTIENGINE LAND RATING, LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING A LEFT ENGINE FAILURE. THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND WENT INTO A FLAT SPIN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ESTIMATED TO BE 500 OR MORE POUND OVER GROSS AT DEPARTURE WITH AN AFT CG. THE PILOT HELD A SECOND CLASS MEDICAL CERTIFICATE DATED APRIL 22, 1996. ALL SIX OCCUPANTS OF THE AIRCRAFT WERE FATALLY INJURED AT IMPACT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT MZB AT APPROXIMATELY 1600 CST TIME.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI98FA028Accident · 6 fatalField investigationFinal reportNew Berlin, ILA loss of engine power due to separation of the left engine's number 2 connecting rod as a result of fatigue failure. Also causal was the pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in a stall/spin. Contributing to the accident was the…Oct 30, 1997 · Destroyed