Beechcraft E55 N30WS

Summary

On 4 August 2001 at about 20:35 local time, a Beechcraft E55 registered N30WS was involved in an accident near Rensselaer, Indiana, 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

4 August 2001 at 20:35

Classification

Accident

Location

Rensselaer, Indiana, United States

Coordinates

40.9292, -87.1402

Aircraft

Beechcraft E55

Registration

N30WS

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Rensselaer → Collierville

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI01FA256

2 people died.

the pilot's ostentatious display when he buzzed the farmstead and did not maintain clearance from the barn.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane was destroyed when it was consumed by fire after the airplane made a low pass over a farmstead, impacted the top of a barn, traveled about 700 feet, and impacted the ground in a bean field. The airplane skidded on the ground for about 100 feet and was subsequently consumed by fire. The pilot and one passenger survived the initial impact and fire. The passenger was pronounced dead about 22 hours after the accident occurred. The pilot was pronounced dead on September 4, 2001. Two people were in the swimming pool located about 10 feet from the northwest edge of the barn when the airplane over flew the farmstead. They reported the airplane's engines were loud when the airplane hit the top of the barn that was about 27 feet in height. The farmstead was owned by the brother of the pilot. The post accident inspection of the airplane revealed no preexisting anomalies that could be associated with a pre-impact condition.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.