What happened
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(.19)On January 21, 1998 at 2216 eastern standard time (EST), a Beech 95-C55, N4920M, operated by a commercial pilot, was destroyed when while proceeding to intercept the localizer to runway 32 at the Pellston municipal airport, Pellston, Michigan, the airplane impacted into a wooded area. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The business flight was being conducted under 14 CFR part 91. An IFR flight plan was on file. The pilot and two passengers on board were fatally injured. The cross-country flight originated at detroit, Michigan. (-23) the pilot was cleared by the minneapolis center, for the ILS to runway 32 at Pellston, Michigan at 0304Z. The last radar showed the BE-55 established on the localizer. The aircraft wreckage was found approximately 5 nautical miles sotheast of the airport and an estimated 1/4 to 1/2 mile east-northeast of the localizer in elevated terrain. All three occupants were fatally injured from high speed impact. (.4) the flight was on an IFR flight plan from detroit city, Michigan, to Pellston, Michigan. While en route, minneapolis center reported to the pilot that Pellston's weather was a ceiling of 600 feet AGL, visibility 5 miles, light freezing drizzle and freezing fog. A pilot report from a northwest airlink saab 340 preceding the airplane, reported picking up moderate ice beginning at 3,000 feet MSL. The pilot was cleared for the ILS approach to runway 32 at Pellston. The airplane's last recorded position was 15 nautical miles southeast of the Pellston Regional Airport, at 3,600 feet MSL. Examination of the airplane revealed no anomalies. The results of FAA toxicology testing of specimens from the pilot revealed.043 percent ethanol in the blood. Title 14 CFR part 91, paragraph 91.17 (a) (4) states that no person may act or attempt to act as a crewmember of a civil aircraft while having 0.04 percent by weight or more, alcohol in the blood. An examination of the airplane's maintenance records indicated that the airplane's left propeller deice slinger was removed from the propeller spinner bulkhead in June of 1998.
As the FAA filed it
(.19)ON JANUARY 21, 1998 AT 2216 EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST), A BEECH 95-C55, N4920M, OPERATED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT, WAS DESTROYED WHEN WHILE PROCEEDING TO INTERCEPT THE LOCALIZER TO RUNWAY 32 AT THE PELLSTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, PELLSTON, MICHIGAN, THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED INTO A WOODED AREA. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE BUSINESS FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS ON FILE. THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS ON BOARD WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT DETROIT, MICHIGAN. (-23) THE PILOT WAS CLEARED BY THE MINNEAPOLIS CENTER, FOR THE ILS TO RUNWAY 32 AT PELLSTON, MICHIGAN AT 0304Z. THE LAST RADAR SHOWED THE BE-55 ESTABLISHED ON THE LOCALIZER. THE AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE WAS FOUND APPROXIMATELY 5 NAUTICAL MILES SOTHEAST OF THE AIRPORT AND AN ESTIMATED 1/4 TO 1/2 MILE EAST-NORTHEAST OF THE LOCALIZER IN ELEVATED TERRAIN. ALL THREE OCCUPANTS WERE FATALLY INJURED FROM HIGH SPEED IMPACT. (.4) THE FLIGHT WAS ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN FROM DETROIT CITY, MICHIGAN, TO PELLSTON, MICHIGAN. WHILE EN ROUTE, MINNEAPOLIS CENTER REPORTED TO THE PILOT THAT PELLSTON'S WEATHER WAS A CEILING OF 600 FEET AGL, VISIBILITY 5 MILES, LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE AND FREEZING FOG. A PILOT REPORT FROM A NORTHWEST AIRLINK SAAB 340 PRECEDING THE AIRPLANE, REPORTED PICKING UP MODERATE ICE BEGINNING AT 3,000 FEET MSL. THE PILOT WAS CLEARED FOR THE ILS APPROACH TO RUNWAY 32 AT PELLSTON. THE AIRPLANE'S LAST RECORDED POSITION WAS 15 NAUTICAL MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE PELLSTON REGIONAL AIRPORT, AT 3,600 FEET MSL. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED NO ANOMALIES. THE RESULTS OF FAA TOXICOLOGY TESTING OF SPECIMENS FROM THE PILOT REVEALED.043 PERCENT ETHANOL IN THE BLOOD. TITLE 14 CFR PART 91, PARAGRAPH 91.17 (A) (4) STATES THAT NO PERSON MAY ACT OR ATTEMPT TO ACT AS A CREWMEMBER OF A CIVIL AIRCRAFT WHILE HAVING 0.04 PERCENT BY WEIGHT OR MORE, ALCOHOL IN THE BLOOD. AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE'S MAINTENANCE RECORDS INDICATED THAT THE AIRPLANE'S LEFT PROPELLER DEICE SLINGER WAS REMOVED FROM THE PROPELLER SPINNER BULKHEAD IN JUNE OF 1998.
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