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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Beech 58 · Ainsworth, NE · February 7, 2001

Date: February 7, 2001 · 07:05 local
Place: Ainsworth, NE
Airport: Ainsworth Municipal Airport
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: YQSA
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N52BA
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI01FA080
Reported as: Beech 58
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1

N52BARegistration cancelled May 9, 2001 · Beech 58S/N TH-52 Airframe modelBeech 58

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What happened

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(-23) On February 7, 2001, approx. 530 CST, Beech 58 N52BA, sn TH-52, departed the lincoln, Nebraska, municipal airport enroute to valentine, Nebraska. The a/c, owned and operated by silverhawk aviation, air operator certificate YQSA759U, was transporting low level radioactive materials under silverhawk flight number 15. While enroute, the a/c encountered light to moderate icing and diverted to the Ainsworth, Nebraska municipal airport. Approx. 0705 CST the a/c impacted the ground approx. 3000 feet north of Ainsworth runway 17, resulting in one serious injury and the fatal injury of the PIC.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 7, 2001, APPROX. 530 CST, BEECH 58 N52BA, SN TH-52, DEPARTED THE LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, MUNICIPAL AIRPORT ENROUTE TO VALENTINE, NEBRASKA. THE A/C, OWNED AND OPERATED BY SILVERHAWK AVIATION, AIR OPERATOR CERTIFICATE YQSA759U, WAS TRANSPORTING LOW LEVEL RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS UNDER SILVERHAWK FLIGHT NUMBER 15. WHILE ENROUTE, THE A/C ENCOUNTERED LIGHT TO MODERATE ICING AND DIVERTED TO THE AINSWORTH, NEBRASKA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. APPROX. 0705 CST THE A/C IMPACTED THE GROUND APPROX. 3000 FEET NORTH OF AINSWORTH RUNWAY 17, RESULTING IN ONE SERIOUS INJURY AND THE FATAL INJURY OF THE PIC.

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 CHI01FA080Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportAinsworth, NEthe pilot's improper in-flight decision to continue flight into known adverse weather. A factor was the icing conditions.Feb 7, 2001 · Destroyed