ASN Aircraft accident Beechcraft 200 Super King Air N334DP Jefferson, WI

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Status:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Date:	Monday 16 November 1987
Time:	08:19
Type:	Beechcraft 200 Super King Air
Operator:	Danpar Aviation
Registration:	N334DP
MSN:	BB-1188
First flight:	1984
Total airframe hrs:	1050
Engines:	2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42
Crew:	Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Passengers:	Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Total:	Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Aircraft fate:	Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:	Jefferson, WI ( United States of America)
Phase:	En route (ENR)
Nature:	Executive
Departure airport:	Chicago-Merrill C Meigs Field, IL (CGX/KCGX), United States of America
Destination airport:	Baraboo-Wisconsin Dells Airport, WI (KDLL), United States of America

Narrative:
Crashed while in a near-vertical descent. The airplane lost wing panels and both engines during the dive when the design stress limits were exceeded.

Probable Cause:

PROBABLE CAUSE: Undetermined.

Accident investigation:

Investigating agency:	NTSB
Status:	Investigation completed
Duration:	4 years and 9 months
Accident number:	CHI88MA026
Download report:	Summary report

Follow-up / safety actions

NTSB issued 4 Safety Recommendations

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Distance from Chicago-Merrill C Meigs Field, IL to Baraboo-Wisconsin Dells Airport, WI as the crow flies is 254 km (159 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.

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.

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Issued: 10-APR-1989	To: FAA	A-89-18
REASSESS THE DESIGN REQUIREMENTS AND CONFORMITY OF THE CROSS FLOW DRAIN HOLES TO THE SPECIFICATIONS SHOWN IN BEECH AIRCRAFT CORPORATION ENGINEERING DRAWING 50-440014 FOR THE BEECH B200 AND OTHER KING AIR SERIES AIRPLANES WITH SIMILAR CONSTRUCTION CURRENTLY IN PRODUCTION. (Closed - Acceptable Action)
Issued: 10-APR-1989	To: FAA	A-89-19
ISSUE AN AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE (AD) REQUIRING AN IMMEDIATE FIELD INSPECTION OF ALL BEECH B200 AND OTHER KING AIR SERIES AIRPLANES WITH SIMILAR CROSS FLOW DRAIN HOLE CONSTRUCTION TO ENSURE THAT THE CROSS FLOW DRAIN HOLES CONFORM TO DIMENSIONS IN THE ENGINEERING DRAWING 50-440014. THE AD SHOULD INCLUDE MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS FOR ENLARGING THE HOLE OR REMOVING EPOXY SEALER IN THOSE AIRPLANES THAT DO NOT CONFORM TO THE DIMENSIONS AND SHOULD CONTAIN REPORTING REQUIREMENTS TO THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION TO ENSURE THAT ALL AIRPLANES ARE INSPECTED AND THAT THE SCOPE OF THE NONCONFORMITY IS DEFINED. (Closed - Acceptable Action)
Issued: 10-APR-1989	To: FAA	A-89-20
UNTIL THE ADEQUACY OF MAINTENANCE INSPECTIONS AT 150 HOUR INTERVALS CAN BE DETERMINED, REQUIRE PILOTS TO INSPECT THE AFT FUSELAGE CROSS FLOW DRAIN AREA OF BEECH B200 AIRPLANES PRIOR TO THE FIRST FLIGHT OF THE DAY. THE INSPECTION SHOULD VERIFY THAT THE CROSS FLOW AND OTHER DRAIN HOLES ARE UNOBSTRUCTED AND SHOULD EMPHASIZE THE POTENTIAL FOR MISTAKING THE TOOLING HOLE IN THE "C" CHANNEL FOR THE CROSS FLOW DRAIN HOLE. (Closed - Acceptable Action)
Issued: 10-APR-1989	To: FAA	A-89-21
REQUIRE THAT THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION MANUFACTURING INSPECTORS CONDUCT AN INSPECTION OF BEECH AIRCRAFT CORPORATION QUALITY CONTROL ASSURANCE PROCEDURES TO VERIFY ADHERENCE TO SPECIFICATIONS IN ENGINEERING PRODUCTION DRAWINGS. THE INSPECTION SHOULD INCLUDE A DETERMINATION OF WHETHER THE VERTICAL DRAIN HOLE IN BEECH B200 SERIES AIRPLANES PROVIDES AN ADDITIONAL EFFECTIVE METHOD FOR ENSURING ADEQUATE WATER DRAINAGE. (Closed - Acceptable Action)