# Accident 20061027026559A: Beech 95B55, Lawrenceville, IL, October 27, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 2006, 22:17 local time
- Place: Lawrenceville, IL
- Airport: Lawrenceville-Vincennes International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8022° N, 87.5897° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8022&lon=-87.5897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1832N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1832N-2007-04-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B-55 (registry code 1152729, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b-55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95B55
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,710 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07FA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061027026559A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 2130 HRS (EDT) ON OCTOBER 26, 2006, N1832N DEPARTED INDIANAPOLIS, IN (KIND) UNDER AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES (IFR) FLIGHT PLAN FOR LAWRENCEVILLE, IL (KLWV). AT APPROXIMATELY 2200 (EDT) EVANSVILLE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL CLEARED N1832N FOR THE VOR 18 APPROACH AT KLWV. N1832N REPORTED PROCEDURE TURN INBOUND AT APPROXIMATELY 2212 EDT. WHEN N1832N'S IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT CANCELLED, EVANSVILLE ATCT INITIATED A SEARCH FOR N1832N. AT APPROXIMATELY 2250 HRS LOCAL TIME, THE KLWV AIRPORT MANAGER REPORTED N1832N WAS NOT IN ITS HANGAR. ON OCTOBER 27, 2006 N1832N WAS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 2.5 NAUTICAL MILES FROM THE AIRPORT, IN LINE WITH THE VOR 18 APPROACH COURSE. N1832N HAD IMPACTED TREES AND TERRAIN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED IN THE SUBSEQUENT FIRE. THE PILOT, AND SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS FATALLY INJURED. REPORTED WEATHER AT KWLV, AT 2210 LOCAL TIME, WAS WINDS 150 DEGREES AT 10 KTS, 1 3/4 STATUTE MILES VISIBILITY IN FOG, AND A 400 FEET OVERCAST. MINIMUMS FOR THE VOR18 STRAIGHT IN APPROACH AT KLWV ARE 600 FEET AND 1 MILE VISIBILITY.

## 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 CHI07FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07FA009), Oct 27, 2006: Beech 95-B55 (N1832N), Lawrenceville, IL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The improper judgment by the pilot to conduct a flight to, and execute an approach to, an airport with weather conditions that were below the required minimums. Also causal was the pilot's continued…

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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