Beechcraft D-45 (T-34) N5543

Summary

On 12 November 1984 at about 22:10 local time, a Beechcraft D-45 (T-34) registered N5543 was involved in an accident near Bedford, Illinois, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

12 November 1984 at 22:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Bedford, Illinois, United States

Coordinates

39.6100, -90.8004

Aircraft

Beechcraft D-45 (T-34)

Registration

N5543

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Pittsfield → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI85LA048

1 person was seriously injured.

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

THE PLT REPORTED THAT DURING FLT, HE PROCEEDED TO FLY ALONG A RIVER. AFTER A TIME, HE REVERSED COURSE & BEGAN FLYING ALONG THE RIVER IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. HE SAID THAT THE FLT BACK WAS AT A LOWER ALT & THAT THE PROPELLER CONTACTED SOMETHING IN THE WATER. A SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF THRUST OCCURRED. THE PLT WAS ABLE TO MAKE A FORCED LANDING IN A BEAN FIELD, BUT DURING THE LANDING, THE ACFT CONTACTED A DITCH.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.