What happened
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(-23) Beech baron with four souls on board, departed sheboygan, Wisconsin IFR enroute to lebanon, Ohio. Five miles north of Niles, Michigan while level at 7,000 feet the aircraft made a steep descent and impacted a tree then the terrain. Communications between ATC and the pilot were normal sixty seconds before the descent. During the last ten minutes of flight the radar reported an oscillating airspeed of twenty four knots. The right elevator trim tab actuator was found beyond the up stop limit.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) BEECH BARON WITH FOUR SOULS ON BOARD, DEPARTED SHEBOYGAN, WISCONSIN IFR ENROUTE TO LEBANON, OHIO. FIVE MILES NORTH OF NILES, MICHIGAN WHILE LEVEL AT 7,000 FEET THE AIRCRAFT MADE A STEEP DESCENT AND IMPACTED A TREE THEN THE TERRAIN. COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN ATC AND THE PILOT WERE NORMAL SIXTY SECONDS BEFORE THE DESCENT. DURING THE LAST TEN MINUTES OF FLIGHT THE RADAR REPORTED AN OSCILLATING AIRSPEED OF TWENTY FOUR KNOTS. THE RIGHT ELEVATOR TRIM TAB ACTUATOR WAS FOUND BEYOND THE UP STOP LIMIT.
NTSB investigation
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