# NTSB CHI79AA041: Beech 58TC, N17994, St.Anne, IL, April 7, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 7, 1979
- Place: St.Anne, IL · ST.ANNE, IL
- Location: 41.0235° N, 87.7170° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Anne, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0235&lon=-87.7170&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 6 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 1, 1983
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144098
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79AA041
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79AA041

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4029   79/4/7    ST.ANNE,IL          BEECH 58TC          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 2600
        TIME - 0839                    N17994              PX-  5  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHICAGO,IL                  ATLANTA,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          MISC-LOSS OF LONGITUDINAL STABILITY & PERFORMANCE
           WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER SLIGHTLY WORSE THAN FORECAST
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  7500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                     130
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           10                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N17994](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17994-1980-05-16), registration cancelled 1980-05-16, S/N TK-53, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58TC
- Registry model: [Beech 58TC](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58tc) (registry code 1152746) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790407040139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790407040139A), Apr 7, 1979: Beech 58TC, St Anne, IL, Destroyed, 5 fatal. Aircraft was observed in uncontrolled spiralling descent until crash. Pilot had mentioned ice in his transmissions.

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.

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