Accident
Last updated: 23 May 2013
| Status: | Definitief |
| Datum: | 09 JUN 1979 |
| Tijd: | 14:51 |
| Type: | Beechcraft 99 |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Skystream Airlines |
| Registratie: | N454SA |
| Constructienummer: | U- 54 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1968 |
| Motoren: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-20 |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 1 / inzittenden: 1 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 1 / inzittenden: 1 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 2 / inzittenden: 2 |
| Schade: | Afgeschreven |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | 6,5 km (4.1 mijl) van Chicago-Merrill C Meigs Field, IL (CGX) (Verenigde Staten)
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| Fase: | Nadering (APR) |
| Soort vlucht: | Ferry |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Chicago-Merrill C Meigs Field, IL (CGX/KCGX), Verenigde Staten |
| Chicago-Merrill C Meigs Field, IL (CGX/KCGX), Verenigde Staten |
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 Bronnen:
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
