What happened
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(-23) On August 4, 2001, a Beechcraft baron model BE-E55, N30WS with two occupants on board, was destroyed upon impact in a bean field south of the town of rensselaer, IN. Witness statements received by the Jasper county sheriff's department indicated that the aircraft made a low pass over an above ground swimming pool and hit the top of an adjacent barn approximately 20 feet from the swimming pool where family members had congregated. According to the police report, the house and barn are owned by the brother of the pilot. The witness was a family member in the swimming pool who reported that she saw the aircraft hit the barn then later heard an explosion. The aircraft scattered debris below the barn and out onto the front yard of the home coming to a stop approximately 1000 feet from the initial impact. Both pilot and passenger received serious burns. On August 5, 2001 the passenger died. The pilot died one month later on September 4, 2001. (.19) on August 4, 2001, at 1535 central daylight time, a Beech BE-E55, N30WS, was destroyed when it was consumed by fire near rensselaer, Indiana. The 14 CFR part 91 personal flight had departed the Jasper County Airport (rz l), rensselaer, Indiana, at 1530, and was en route to collierville, Tennessee. The airplane made a low pass over a farmstead when the airplane impacted the top of a barn. The airplane traveled about 700 feet before impacting the ground in a bean field. The airplane skidded on the ground for about 100 feet and was subsequently consumed by fire. The pilot and one passenger survived the initial impact and fire. The passenger was pronounced dead about 22 hours after the accident occurred. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. No flight plan was filed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON AUGUST 4, 2001, A BEECHCRAFT BARON MODEL BE-E55, N30WS WITH TWO OCCUPANTS ON BOARD, WAS DESTROYED UPON IMPACT IN A BEAN FIELD SOUTH OF THE TOWN OF RENSSELAER, IN. WITNESS STATEMENTS RECEIVED BY THE JASPER COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT INDICATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT MADE A LOW PASS OVER AN ABOVE GROUND SWIMMING POOL AND HIT THE TOP OF AN ADJACENT BARN APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET FROM THE SWIMMING POOL WHERE FAMILY MEMBERS HAD CONGREGATED. ACCORDING TO THE POLICE REPORT, THE HOUSE AND BARN ARE OWNED BY THE BROTHER OF THE PILOT. THE WITNESS WAS A FAMILY MEMBER IN THE SWIMMING POOL WHO REPORTED THAT SHE SAW THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE BARN THEN LATER HEARD AN EXPLOSION. THE AIRCRAFT SCATTERED DEBRIS BELOW THE BARN AND OUT ONTO THE FRONT YARD OF THE HOME COMING TO A STOP APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET FROM THE INITIAL IMPACT. BOTH PILOT AND PASSENGER RECEIVED SERIOUS BURNS. ON AUGUST 5, 2001 THE PASSENGER DIED. THE PILOT DIED ONE MONTH LATER ON SEPTEMBER 4, 2001. (.19) ON AUGUST 4, 2001, AT 1535 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A BEECH BE-E55, N30WS, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT WAS CONSUMED BY FIRE NEAR RENSSELAER, INDIANA. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT HAD DEPARTED THE JASPER COUNTY AIRPORT (RZ L), RENSSELAER, INDIANA, AT 1530, AND WAS EN ROUTE TO COLLIERVILLE, TENNESSEE. THE AIRPLANE MADE A LOW PASS OVER A FARMSTEAD WHEN THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE TOP OF A BARN. THE AIRPLANE TRAVELED ABOUT 700 FEET BEFORE IMPACTING THE GROUND IN A BEAN FIELD. THE AIRPLANE SKIDDED ON THE GROUND FOR ABOUT 100 FEET AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY CONSUMED BY FIRE. THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER SURVIVED THE INITIAL IMPACT AND FIRE. THE PASSENGER WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD ABOUT 22 HOURS AFTER THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.
NTSB investigation
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