CHI73AC059

NTSB accident investigation · Beech H18S · Bloominton, IL · December 21, 1972

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
December 21, 1972
Place
Bloominton, IL · BLOOMINTON, IL
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N800GBeech H18S
Status
Completed · report April 19, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
169181

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4089  72/12/21   BLOOMINTON,ILL      BEECH H18S          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1219                    N800G               PX-  1  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 31, 5341 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            1464 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLOOMINGTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ST.LOUIS,MO                 BLOOMINTON,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
           WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  600
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                          NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       32
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          330                                                       9
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- KNOWN ICING COND.CIRCLING APCH TO LND.CARBON MONOXIDE LEVEL 35 PCT FROM UNDET SOURCE.

Aircraft

Registration
N800G
Reported as
Beech H18S
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Bloomington

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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