Narrative:
The aircraft struck trees, crashed and caught fire after takeoff from Fort Wayne runway 14. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The indicated failure of the right hand AC bus during takeoff with low ceiling. The factors were the low ceiling, night, and the execssive workload the pilot experienced on takeoff with an electrical failure without a second in command."
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Ground
accident date: 09-11-2000
type: Swearingen SA226-TC Metro II
registration: N255AV
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Thursday 9 November 2000 |
| Time: | 01:23 |
| Type: |  Swearingen SA226-TC Metro II |
| Operator: | Superior Aviation |
| Registration: | N731AC |
| MSN: | TC-255 |
| First flight: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 20885 |
| Engines: | 2 Garrett TPE331-10UE-511G |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Fort Wayne Municipal Airport/Baer Field, IN (FWA) ( United States of America)
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| Crash site elevation: | 248 m (814 feet) amsl |
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Fort Wayne Municipal Airport/Baer Field, IN (FWA/KFWA), United States of America |
| Milwaukee-General Mitchell Airport, WI (MKE/KMKE), United States of America |
The aircraft struck trees, crashed and caught fire after takeoff from Fort Wayne runway 14. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The indicated failure of the right hand AC bus during takeoff with low ceiling. The factors were the low ceiling, night, and the execssive workload the pilot experienced on takeoff with an electrical failure without a second in command."
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
Electrical system problemControlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Ground
Sources:
» NTSB id CHI01FA032Photos
accident date: 09-11-2000
type: Swearingen SA226-TC Metro II
registration: N255AV
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Fort Wayne Municipal Airport/Baer Field, IN to Milwaukee-General Mitchell Airport, WI as the crow flies is 311 km (194 miles).
Distance from Fort Wayne Municipal Airport/Baer Field, IN to Milwaukee-General Mitchell Airport, WI as the crow flies is 311 km (194 miles).
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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