Beechcraft 55 N1268Z

Summary

On 7 June 1986 at about 09:57 local time, a Beechcraft 55 registered N1268Z, operated by Kenosha Aero, Inc., was involved in an accident near Kenosha, Wisconsin, 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.

Date

7 June 1986 at 09:57

Classification

Accident

Location

Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States

Nearest airport

Kenosha (ENW)

Coordinates

42.5794, -87.8503

Aircraft

Beechcraft 55

Registration

N1268Z

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Kenosha Aero, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Positioning

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Traverse City → Kenosha

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Night/Bright

NTSB number

CHI86FA151

Nobody was 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 ACFT WAS ON A POSITIONING FLT RETURNING FROM TRAVERSE CITY, MI, TO KENOSHA, WI. THE REPORTED MILWAUKEE WEATHER WAS CEILING 300 FT AND VISIBILITY 2 MILES. THE PILOT WAS CLEARED FOR A VOR 14 APPROACH AND GIVEN VECTORS TO THE FINAL APPROACH COURSE. THE PILOT REPORTED THE FINAL APPRAOCH FIX AND GROUND CONTACT AT 1280 FEET AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER,THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK SOMETHING. A POWERLINE WAS SEVERED 3.5 MILES NORTHWEST OF THE KENOSHA AIRPORT AT 862 FT MSL. THE MDA FOR THE APPROACH IS 1180 FEET MSL. THE ACFT WAS THEN VECTORED TO GREEN BAY, WI, WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.