# Accident 19971030031129A: Beech 58, New Berlin, IL, October 30, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 1997, 16:48 local time
- Place: New Berlin, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7203° N, 89.9102° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7203&lon=-89.9102&mi=10
- Aircraft: N472TL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N472TL-1999-12-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 58 (registry code 1152740, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 6
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98FA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971030031129A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CHI98FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98FA028), Oct 30, 1997: Beech BE 58 (N472TL), New Berlin, IL, destroyed, 6 fatal. Probable cause: A 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…

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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