Beechcraft 95-B55 N8000M
30 November 1970 · Sugar Grove, Illinois, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 30 November 1970 at about 19:14 local time, a Beechcraft 95-B55 registered N8000M, operated by Warren E.mante, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Sugar Grove, Illinois, United States. 2 people were on board and one died, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:14
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sugar Grove, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Aurora
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 95-B55
- Registration
- N8000M
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Warren E.mante
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Dual
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Manchester, Nh → Aurora, Ill
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-2388
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
BUSINESS/DUAL X-C.PLT CHNGD DEST ENROUTE. DESCENDED BELOW MDA. HIT TREES ABOUT 1 M1 FROM FLD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft 95 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Nov 1970 | Beechcraft 95-A55 | Muncy, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Dec 1970 | Beechcraft 95-C55 | Anniston, Alabama, United States | Murphy Transpo | No injuries | - |
| 26 Oct 1970 | Beechcraft 95-C55 | Boones Mill, Virginia, United States | Frantz Flying | Fatal | 4 |
| 17 Mar 1970 | Beechcraft 95-B55 | Orofino, Idaho, United States | J.f.konen Cons | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Jun 1970 | Beechcraft 95-A55 | Alma, Michigan, United States | McClure Oil Co | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1970 | Beechcraft 95-B55 | Hutchinson, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |