Beechcraft 200 N961LL
8 May 1996 · Peoria, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 May 1996 at about 15:33 local time, a Beechcraft 200 registered N961LL was involved in an incident near Peoria, Illinois, United States. 8 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 15:33
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Peoria, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Greater Peoria Regional (PIA)
- Coordinates
- 40.6296, -89.6895
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 200
- Registration
- N961LL
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Public Use
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Springfield → Moline
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI96GA154
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Probable cause
the pilot's intentional flight into known adverse weather conditions and the lightning strike.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane being operated by the State of Illinois-Department of Transportation was struck by lightning 23 miles southwest of the Greater Peoria Regional Airport. The Governor of Illinois and the Illinois Secretary of Transportation were on board the airplane. A Convective SIGMET had been issued addressing severe thunderstorms in the area. The flight crew was aware of convective weather activity along their route of flight.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft 200 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 1996 | Beechcraft 200 | Treasure Cay, Bahamas | R & B Leasing Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 3 Mar 1997 | Beechcraft 200 | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Aug 1997 | Beechcraft 200 | Dalton, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Dec 1995 | Beechcraft 200 | Ingleside, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Dec 1998 | Beechcraft 200 | Libreville, Gabon | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 26 Jun 1998 | Beechcraft 200 | Cote D'ivoire | - | Fatal | 7 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Aug 1996 | Bellanca 7GCAA | Hinckley, Illinois, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 19 Aug 1996 | Piper PA-32-300 | Crystal Lake, Illinois, United States | Northwest Flyers, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 1996 | Globe GC-1B | Hampshire, Illinois, United States | - | Fatal | - |
| 17 Aug 1996 | Cessna 172 | Greenwood, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 1996 | Grumman G-164A | Galesburg, Illinois, United States | Harold's Flying Service | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Aug 1996 | Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-C | Cambridge, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |