# Accident 20000830036339A: Beech E-55, Grafton, IL, August 30, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 2000, 09:57 local time
- Place: Grafton, IL
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9707° N, 90.4191° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9707&lon=-90.4191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9047V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9047V-2000-11-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E-55 (registry code 1152732, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e-55) (OpenAirDocs)
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00FA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00FA276) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000830036339A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 30, 2000 AT APPROX. 0950 CDT, THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND WITH ONE PASSENGER, DEPARTED ST. CHARLES COUNTY SMARTT AIRPORT (SET) IN BEECHCRAFT, N9047V. THE REPORTED WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THIS DEPARTURE WAS 300 FT OVERCAST WITH 1 1/2 MILES VISIBILITY. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED UNDER A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES, THE PILOT THEN RADIOED ST. LOUIS APPROACH CONTROL REQUESTING HIS IFR CLEARANCE. THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER ISSUED A RIGHT TURN TO N9047V, TO AVOID OPPOSITE DIRECTION TRAFFIC AND ASSIGNED A TRANSPONDER BEACON CODE FOR RADAR IDENTIFICATION. THE PILOT ACKNOWLEDGED THIS INSTRUCTION AND NO FURTHER COMMUNICATION TOOK PLACE. THE AIRPLANE WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER IN APPROX. 30 FEET OF WATER, FOUR MILES NORTH OF THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES.

## 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 CHI00FA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00FA276), Aug 30, 2000: Beech E-55 (N9047V), Grafton, IL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot not maintaining aircraft control and altitude/clearance from the river. Factors to the accident included the pilot not obtaining an air traffic control clearance prior to departure into…

## Other reports on N9047V (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19800731031919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800731031919A), Jul 31, 1980: Beech 9555 (N9047V), Houma, LA, Substantial damage. Landed with unknown flat main gear tire. Gear collapsed from resulting stress on landing roll.

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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