Beechcraft D55 N7731R
19 December 1972 · Champaign, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 19 December 1972 at about 18:14 local time, a Beechcraft D55 registered N7731R, operated by Kilborn Leasin, was involved in an accident during in flight near Champaign, Illinois, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:14
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Champaign, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- U.of Ill-Willard
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft D55
- Registration
- N7731R
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Kilborn Leasin
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Corporate/Executive
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Detroit, Mich → Decator, Ill
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-3837
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
ILS APPROACH.DESCENT BELOW MDA WITHOUT VIEW OF RWY. STRUCK GND SHORT OF RWY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft D55 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jul 1972 | Beechcraft D55 | Thef Riv.fls, Minnesota, United States | Artic Enterpri | No injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 1972 | Beechcraft D55 | Dallas, Georgia, United States | Mobley School | Fatal | 3 |
| 21 Jun 1972 | Beechcraft D55 | Wewahitchka, Florida, United States | Gray and Compa | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Jul 1972 | Beechcraft D55 | Lansing, Michigan, United States | General Aviati | No injuries | - |
| 24 Sep 1972 | Beechcraft D55 | Mansfield, Washington, United States | Horton Dennis | Fatal | 2 |
| 30 Jan 1972 | Beechcraft D55 | Porterville, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |