# Accident 20020721018789A: Beech E90, Bloomington-Nor, IL, July 21, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 2002, 10:26 local time
- Place: Bloomington-Nor, IL
- Airport: Bloomington-Normal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4678° N, 88.9128° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4678&lon=-88.9128&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12KA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12KA-2005-10-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E-90 (registry code 1152914, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e-90) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: U/A Canada PT6A-27-28 (registry code 61504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6a-27-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E90
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A28
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,743 total, 946 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02FA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02FA199) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020721018789A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON JULY 21, 2002, AT 1026 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A BEECH E-90, N12KA, OPERATED BY IMAGE AIR, INC., WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED THE TERRAIN ABOUT 1/3 MILE EAST OF THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 20 (7,000 FEET BY 100 FEET, CONCRETE) AT THE CENTRAL ILLINOIS REGIONAL AIRPORT (BMI), BLOOMINGTON, ILLINOIS. THE AIRPLANE WAS DEPARTING ON RUNWAY 20 AND HAD CLIMBED ABOUT 100 FEET WHEN IT VEERED TO THE LEFT AND IMPACTED THE TERRAIN IN A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND THE PILOT RATED PASSENGER RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS DEPARTING BMI WITH CABLE UNION (3CU), WISCONSIN, AS THE DESTINATION AIRPORT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE FLIGHT WAS ON AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES (IFR) FLIGHT PLAN. (-23) ON JULY 21, 2002, AT 1026 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A BEECH E-90, N12KA WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED THE TERRAIN ABOUT 1/3 MILE EAST OF THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 20 (7,000 FEET BY 100 FEET, CONCRETE) AT THE CENTRAL ILLINOIS REGIONAL AIRPORT (BMI), BLOOMINGTON, ILLINOIS. THE AIRPLANE WAS DEPARTING ON RUNWAY 20 AND HAD CLIMBED ABOUT 100 FEET WHEN IT VEERED TO THE LEFT                                                                         AND IMPACTED THE TERRAIN IN A NOSE LOW INVERTED ATTITUDE. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS DEPARTING BMI WITH CABLE UNION (3CU), WISCONSIN, AS THE DESTINATION AIRPORT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE FLIGHT WAS ON AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES (IFR) FLIGHT PLAN.

## 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 CHI02FA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02FA199), Jul 21, 2002: Beech E-90 (N12KA), Bloomington, IL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The cause of the accident is undetermined.

## Other reports on N12KA (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19980315008979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980315008979I), Mar 15, 1998: Beech E90 (N12KA), Bloomington-Nor, IL. Narrative: flame detector on right engine malfunctioned in-flight causing a cockpit indication. Pilot declared an emergency and landed in Bloomington, IL…

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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