- Date
- May 1, 1972
- Place
- Racine, WI · RACINE, WI
- Injuries
- 5 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N295XBeech 65-A90
- Status
- Completed · report April 17, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165945
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4077 72/5/1 RACINE,WIS BEECH 65-A90 CR- 2 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0728 N295X PX- 3 0 0 CORP/EXEC AGE 55, 22668 TOTAL DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 2858 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HORLICK-RACINE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TOLEDO,OHIO RACINE,WIS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION FACTOR(S) WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - FOG MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER WEATHER BRIEFING - SELF-HELP,PILOT CHECKED WEATHER DATA WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE BROKEN UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1/4 MILE OR LESS NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS FOG BELOW MINIMUMS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR REMARKS- FURND MKE WX,700FT OVC,2-1/2MI VSBY.ARPT WX,100-200FT OVC,1/16MI VSBY AVBL VIA UNICOM,NOT USED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N295X
- Reported as
- Beech 65-A90
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Horlick-Racine
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