# Accident 20011023033119A: Beech 58, Dubuque, IA, October 23, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 2001, 05:22 local time
- Place: Dubuque, IA
- Airport: Dubuque Regional Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: MUIA
- Location: 42.4298° N, 90.6709° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4298&lon=-90.6709&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7235R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7235R-2003-07-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 58 (registry code 1152740, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02FA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011023033119A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 CHI02FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02FA009), Oct 23, 2001: Beech 58 (N7235R), Dubuque, IA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The 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.

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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