Beechcraft G35 N4421D

Summary

On 2 October 1993 at about 16:10 local time, a Beechcraft G35 registered N4421D was involved in an accident near Webster, Wisconsin, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

2 October 1993 at 16:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Webster, Wisconsin, United States

Coordinates

45.8694, -92.3600

Aircraft

Beechcraft G35

Registration

N4421D

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Bimidji → Rice Lake

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI94FA001

1 person died.

IN-FLIGHT BREAKUP OF THE AIRPLANE FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON.

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RADAR DATA SHOWED THE AIRPLANE WAS CRUISING AT ABOUT 7500' MSL & 190 KTS GROUND SPEED & TRACKING ABOUT 140 DEGREES, WHEN IT BEGAN TO DESCEND. THE LAST RECORDED ALTITUDE WAS ABOUT 6500' MSL. WITNESSES HEARD A LOUD NOISE, THEN SAW THE AIRPLANE & DEBRIS FROM THE PLANE FALLING TO THE GROUND. THEY WERE UNABLE TO JUDGE THE AIRPLANE'S ALTITUDE WHEN IT BROKE UP. WRECKAGE WAS SCATTERED OVER A DISTANCE OF ABOUT 1.3 MILES. AN EXAM REVEALED THE V-TAIL STABILIZERS & WINGS HAD SEPARATED IN FLIGHT. THERE WAS EVIDENCE THE STABILIZERS HAD FAILED IN A DOWNWARD DIRECTION. THE RIGHT WING SEPARATED FROM THE FUSELAGE AT THE WING ROOT, & THE LEFT WING HAD SEPARATED IN 3 MAIN PIECES; THERE WAS EVIDENCE ON THE FRONT SPAR CARRY-THROUGH STRUCTURE THAT THE WINGS HAD FAILED IN A DOWNWARD DIRECTION. BOTH FRONT SEAT BELTS WERE INTACT, BUT UNLATCHED, WITH NO EVIDENCE OF DEFORMATION; THE PILOT WAS THROWN FROM THE AIRPLANE DURING THE ACCIDENT. NO PRE-ACCIDENT ANOMALIES OF THE AIRFRAME WERE FOUND.

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