Beechcraft 200 N7257T
3 March 1993 · Chesterfield, Missouri, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 3 March 1993 at about 00:30 local time, a Beechcraft 200 registered N7257T, operated by Bunge Corporation, was involved in an accident near Chesterfield, Missouri, United States. 6 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.
The record
- Date
- at 00:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Chesterfield, Missouri, United States
- Nearest airport
- Spirit of St. Louis (SUS)
- Coordinates
- 38.6493, -90.5291
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 200
- Registration
- N7257T
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Bunge Corporation
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Decatur → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- CHI93LA101
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AFTER ENCOUNTERING WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN THE LANDING FLARE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT STATED THE ILS APPROACH WAS '...UNEVENTFUL TO WITHIN 2 (FEET) OF TOUCHDOWN, WHEN WE ENCOUNTERED THICK FOG AND...COMPLETE WHITEOUT LOSING ALL FORWARD VISIBILITY AND COMPLETE RUNWAY ENVIRONMENT AT TOUCHDOWN.' THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN LEFT OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE AND THE LEFT PROPELLER IMPACTED A SNOWBANK AT THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 8R (7,000' X 150') AND SKIDDED TO A STOP PERPENDICULAR TO AND FACING THE RUNWAY. A WEATHER OBSERVATION TAKEN 9 MINUTES AFTER THE ACCIDENT REVEALED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT WERE BOTH 41 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT, WITH VISIBILITY 3/16 MILE IN LIGHT DRIZZLE AND FOG.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft 200 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jun 1993 | Beechcraft 200 | Wonder Lake, Illinois, United States | Pontiac Coil, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Oct 1993 | Beechcraft 200 | Reno, Nevada, United States | Edward A. Mueller | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jan 1991 | Beechcraft 200 | Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States | Frank Calandre, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1991 | Beechcraft 200 | Vichy, Missouri, United States | United Executive Jet | No injuries | - |
| 1 Feb 1991 | Beechcraft 200 | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Dec 1995 | Beechcraft 200 | Ingleside, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Sep 1993 | Luscombe 8F | Festus, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1993 | Boeing 767-233 | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | Air Canada | No injuries | - |
| 19 Nov 1993 | Hughes 369HS | Antonia, Missouri, United States | Drug Enforcement Admin. | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Oct 1993 | Cessna 150G | Osceola, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 1993 | Piper PA-24 | Buffalo, Missouri, United States | LEE, Albert E. | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Oct 1993 | Cessna 172 | Independence, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |