Cessna 560 N991PC

Summary

On 30 December 1995 at about 20:43 local time, a Cessna 560 registered N991PC was involved in an accident near Eagle River, Wisconsin, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

30 December 1995 at 20:43

Classification

Accident

Location

Eagle River, Wisconsin, United States

Nearest airport

Eagle River Union (EGV)

Coordinates

45.9192, -89.2491

Aircraft

Cessna 560

Registration

N991PC

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Des Moines → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI96FA067

2 people died.

the failure of the pilot to maintain airspeed while executing the circling approach. Factors were the descent below minimum descent altitude, the fog, the low ceiling and the icing conditions.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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The airplane was circling to land on runway 22 after executing a VOR/DME approach. The airplane impacted the ground approximately one quarter mile northeast of the runway 22 threshold. The wreckage path covered a distance of approximately 350 feet. Control continuity was established. Airframe, engine and navaid examination revealed no abnormalities. The left wing and horizontal stabilizer leading edges had approximately one-eighth inch of rime ice adhering to their leading edges. Two witnesses reported seeing the airplane rolling from the left to the right. The Eagle River AWOS was not available on a VHF radio frequency, due to radio frequency congestion at the O'Hare International Airport, Chicago, Illinois.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.