Narrative:
Weather was very poor (visibility one mile or less, 400 feet ceiling in fog) as the Beech 99 approached Meigs Field. The pilot lost control of the plane, which then crashed into the water of Lake Michigan.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
pilot in command - initiated flight in adverse weather conditions
pilot in command - spatial disorientation
FACTORS:
weather - low ceiling
weather - fog
accident date: 09-06-1979
type: Beechcraft 99
registration: N454SA
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Saturday 9 June 1979 |
| Time: | 14:51 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft 99 Airliner |
| Operator: | Skystream Airlines |
| Registration: | N454SA |
| MSN: | U- 54 |
| First flight: | 1968 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-20 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 6,5 km (4.1 mls) off Chicago-Merrill C Meigs Field, IL (CGX) ( United States of America)
|
| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Chicago-Merrill C Meigs Field, IL (CGX/KCGX), United States of America |
| Chicago-Merrill C Meigs Field, IL (CGX/KCGX), United States of America |
Weather was very poor (visibility one mile or less, 400 feet ceiling in fog) as the Beech 99 approached Meigs Field. The pilot lost control of the plane, which then crashed into the water of Lake Michigan.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE:
pilot in command - initiated flight in adverse weather conditions
pilot in command - spatial disorientation
FACTORS:
weather - low ceiling
weather - fog
Sources:
» NTSBPhotos
accident date: 09-06-1979
type: Beechcraft 99
registration: N454SA
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