Beechcraft B200 N23WS
10 June 2011 · Waukegan, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 June 2011 at about 11:30 local time, a Beechcraft B200 registered N23WS, operated by Pontiac Flight Service Inc, was involved in an accident near Waukegan, Illinois, 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 11:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Waukegan, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Waukegan Regional Airport (UGN)
- Coordinates
- 42.4203, -87.8675
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft B200
- Registration
- N23WS
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Pontiac Flight Service Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Pontiac → Waukegan
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN11CA387
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Probable cause
The lightning strike during an en route descent.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot began a descent from 16,000 feet and was being vectored for an approach when the airplane was struck by lightning. The airplane continued to perform normally and an uneventful landing was made at the planned destination airport. The pilot noticed the airplane was damaged during a post-flight walk-around. The lightning strike caused minor damage to a propeller blade on the left engine and to the left wing flap. The right elevator was substantially damaged by the lightning strike. The pilot stated they had passed an area of convective activity and were in instrument meteorological conditions with smooth air at the time of the lightning strike.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jan 2011 | Beechcraft B200 | Senador Canedo City, Brazil | - | Fatal | 6 |
| 7 Jan 2011 | Beechcraft B200 | Montpellier, France | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 May 2011 | Beechcraft B200 | Atqasuk, Alaska, United States | North Slope Borough | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Mar 2011 | Beechcraft B200 | Vichada, Colombia | Servicio Aerea de Capurgana (SEARCA S.A.) | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 2010 | Beechcraft B200 | Sioux City, Iowa, United States | Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Iowa | No injuries | - |
| 7 Aug 2013 | Beechcraft B200 | Akureyri, Iceland | Mýflug Air | Fatal | 2 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 22 Feb 2011 | Beechcraft 58 | Prospect Heights, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 26 Apr 2011 | Boeing 737-7Q8 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Southwest Airlines Co | No injuries | - |
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