20021025033389A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech A100 · Eleleth, MN · October 25, 2002

Date: October 25, 2002 · 10:24 local
Place: Eleleth, MN
Airport: Eleleth-Virginia Municipal Airport
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: ABOA
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N41BE
NTSB investigation: NTSBDCA03MA008
Reported as: Beech A100
People aboard: 8
Fatal injuries: 8

N41BERegistration cancelled Apr 5, 2004 · Beech A100S/N B-245 Airframe modelBeech A100 Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60ATurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) At approximately 1024 central daylight time (CST), a Beech king air A-100, N41BE, registered to Beech transportation inc., and operated by aviation charters inc., collided with the terrain on approach to the eveleth-Virginia municipal airport, eveleth, MN, while on a part 135 on-demand charter flight. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and an IFR flight plan was filed. The aircraft was destroyed and the two pilots and six passengers were fatally injured. The flight originated at the st. cloud airport, st. paul, MN.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 1024 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME (CST), A BEECH KING AIR A-100, N41BE, REGISTERED TO BEECH TRANSPORTATION INC., AND OPERATED BY AVIATION CHARTERS INC., COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN ON APPROACH TO THE EVELETH-VIRGINIA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, EVELETH, MN, WHILE ON A PART 135 ON-DEMAND CHARTER FLIGHT. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE TWO PILOTS AND SIX PASSENGERS WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE ST. CLOUD AIRPORT, ST. PAUL, MN.

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 DCA03MA008Accident · 8 fatalClass 1 · MajorFinal reportEveleth, MNThe flight crew's failure to maintain adequate airspeed, which led to an aerodynamic stall from which they did not recover.Oct 25, 2002 · Destroyed