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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Beech 58 · Dubuque, IA · October 23, 2001

Date: October 23, 2001 · 05:22 local
Place: Dubuque, IA
Airport: Dubuque Regional Airport
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: MUIA
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N7235R
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI02FA009
Reported as: Beech 58
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1

N7235RRegistration cancelled Jul 2, 2003 · Beech 58S/N TH-559 · Built 1975 Airframe modelBeech 58 Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Accident occurred while the aircraft was on the localizer 31 approach to the Dubuque, Iowa, airport (dbq). The aircraft impacted the ground approximately 1.5 miles from the approach end of runway 31. The crash site elevation was approximately 1100 feet above mean sea level and the minimum descent altitude for the localizer 31 approach was 1540 MSL. The reported weather in Dubuque at the time of the accident was wind 300 degrees at 4 knots, visibility 1/4 mile with fog, a broken ceiling at 100 feet and overcast at 500 feet.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON THE LOCALIZER 31 APPROACH TO THE DUBUQUE, IOWA, AIRPORT (DBQ). THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 1.5 MILES FROM THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 31. THE CRASH SITE ELEVATION WAS APPROXIMATELY 1100 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL AND THE MINIMUM DESCENT ALTITUDE FOR THE LOCALIZER 31 APPROACH WAS 1540 MSL. THE REPORTED WEATHER IN DUBUQUE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS WIND 300 DEGREES AT 4 KNOTS, VISIBILITY 1/4 MILE WITH FOG, A BROKEN CEILING AT 100 FEET AND OVERCAST AT 500 FEET.

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 CHI02FA009Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportDubuque, IAThe pilot continued flight into known adverse weather and disregarded the minimum descent altitude. Additional factors were the conditions conducive to pilot fatigue, fog, and night.Oct 23, 2001 · Destroyed