# Accident 20010713025899A: Beech E55, Clarksville, MO, July 13, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 2001, 00:57 local time
- Place: Clarksville, MO
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1542° N, 94.4347° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1542&lon=-94.4347&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91WC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91WC-2017-05-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E-55 (registry code 1152732, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e-55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E55
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01FA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01FA206) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010713025899A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ACCORDING TO ATC TAPE, THE PIC ATTEMPTED TWO ILS APPROACHES. BASED ON NTAP DATA, THE AIRPLANE DID NOT DESCEND BELOW 2,400 FEET WHILE ON THE ILS RWY 18 APPROACH (GLIDESLOPE INTERCEPT ALT. IS 2,500 AND DH IS 1,165 (200 AGL). THE PIC STATED TO THE CONTROLLER THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO ACTIVATE THE RUNWAY LIGHTS WITH HIS RADIO. DUR TO AN 800 FOOT CLOUD CEILING, THE PIC MAY NOT HAVE SEEN THE AIRPORT BECAUSE HE WAS STILL IMC. DURING CLIMBOUT AFTER THE SECOND MISSED APPROACH, THE PIC REPORTED AN ENGINE FAILURE. N91WC REMAINED AIRBORNE FOR APPROXIMATELY FOUR MINUTES BEFORE IMPACTING AN ATTACHED GARAGE IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA APPROXIMATELY THREE MILES EAST OF JLN. THE DEBRIS PATH CONTINUED FOR 300 FEET UNTIL COMING TO REST AGAINST A CHAIN LINK FENCE. THERE WAS VERY LITTLE RESIDUAL FUEL SPILLAGE AT THE SCENE.

## 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 CHI01FA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01FA206), Jul 13, 2001: Beech E-55 (N91WC), Carterville, MO, destroyed, 6 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control and the pilot's improper in-flight planning and decisions. Factors relating to the accident were the pilot's lack of experience in the airplane, the…

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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