Beechcraft 99 N899CZ

Summary

On 24 April 2017 at about 17:25 local time, a Beechcraft 99 registered N899CZ, operated by Freight Runners Express Inc, was involved in an accident near Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

24 April 2017 at 17:25

Classification

Accident

Location

Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States

Nearest airport

Waukesha County (UES)

Coordinates

43.0411, -88.2369

Aircraft

Beechcraft 99

Registration

N899CZ

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Freight Runners Express Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Milwaukee → Waukesha

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA17CA244

Nobody was injured.

An in-flight collision with a bird during the approach.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot flying the airplane reported that, during an instrument flight rules instructional flight, the airplane was established on a very high frequency omnidirectional range approach. The pilot reported that, during the approach, he observed a large bird dive into the airplane's nose section. The pilot recalled that there was no time to react between the initial observation and impact. He terminated the training flight and landed the airplane as soon as practical and without further incident. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage frame. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.