ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 34655
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| Date: | Friday 31 March 1995 |
| Time: | 01:00 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft C23 Sundowner |
| Owner/operator: | James A. Tiemann |
| Registration: | N23990 |
| MSN: | M-1916 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2700 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL IO-520-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Waukegan, IL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT OBTAINED TWO WEATHER BRIEFINGS BUT DID NOT FILE A FLIGHT PLAN. THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED WAUKEGAN AT APPROXIMATELY 1741 CST. THE AIRPLANE NEVER ARRIVED AT ITS INTENDED DESTINATION. WITNESSES REPORTED SEEING A LOW FLYING AIRPLANE RESEMBLING N23990 SOUTH OF THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT AT ABOUT 1745. THEY STATED THE WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS LOW CEILINGS WITH HEAVY SNOW. WEATHER RADAR INFORMATION CONFIRMS PRECIPITATION IN THE AREA AT THE TIME. SEVERAL PIECES, IDENTIFIED AS BEING FROM THE AIRPLANE, HAVE WASHED ASHORE FROM LAKE MICHIGAN. THE PILOT'S BODY WAS FOUND 6/22/95 ALONG THE SHORELINE.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLICAL CONDITIONS.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI95LA343
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 09-Apr-2024 16:04 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Accident report] |
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