Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Vienna, Missouri 65582
Thursday, March 3, 1988 22:05 CST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

THE PLT RCVD A WX BRIEFING BFR STARTING A NGT CARGO OPN IN KNOWN ICING CONDS. BFR THE FLT, A LINE SERVICEMAN NOTICED ICE ON THE ACFT'S WINGS & SUGGESTED ITS REMOVAL, BUT THE PLT DECLINED. APRX 45 MIN AFTER TKOF, THE PLT RPRTD TO ARTCC THAT A DE-ICE BOOT HAD 'BLOWN' & HE WAS HAVING DIFFICULTY CTLG THE ACFT. HE SAID THE BOOT WAS 'GOING BACK AND FORTH' & THAT FULL RGT AILERON WAS REQUIRED TO KEEP THE WINGS LEVEL. ALSO, HE RPRTD A CONTINUOUS LOSS OF ALT & SAID THAT FULL RGTAILERON WOULD NOT KEEP THE ACFT FM TURNING TO THE LEFT. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT CRASHED ON DESCENDING TERRAIN WHILE IN A SLIGHTLY NOSE DOWN, LEFT WING LOW ATTITUDE. MUCH OF THE ACFT (INCLUDING MUCH OF THE LEFT WING) WAS DEMOLISHED BY IMPACT & FIRE. PROP SLASH MARKS INDCD THE ENGS WERE PROVIDING PWR. MAINT RECORDS HAD NO INFO OF REPLACEMENT, REPAIR OR MODIFICATION OF THE DE-ICE BOOTS IN THE PREV 10 YRS. THE PLT'S WIFE INDCD HE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN PRESSURED TO FLY ACFT WITH DISCREPANCIES. SIGMETS GOLF 3 & 4 WARNED OF OCNL SEVERE MIXED ICING IN CLOUDS & PRECIP.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 3/3/1988
Event Day of the Week Thursday
Time of Event 2205
Event Time Zone Central Standard Time
Event City VIENNA
Event State MISSOURI
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 65582
Event Date Year 1988
Event Date Month 3
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport
Event Location Nearest Airport ID
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport Off Airport/Airstrip
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport 0
Airport Elevation 0
Weather Briefing Completeness Full
Investigator's weather source Witness
Time of the weather observation 0
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 0
Weather Observation Facility ID
Elevation of weather observation facility 0
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 0
Time Zone of the weather observation
Lighting Conditions Night/Dark
Lowest Ceiling Height 0
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 0
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Unknown
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Overcast
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 1
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) -1
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) --
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 0
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 0
Wind Velocity Indicator Light and Variable
Wind Gust Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) --
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation Moderate
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury Fatal
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal 2
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None --
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All 2
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 1774
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date Mar 3 1988 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 2300
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 37950
Date of most recent change to record Dec 13 2000 11:37AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Instrument Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N45A
NTSB Number MKC88FA059
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
Type of Flight Plan filed IFR
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Destroyed
Aircraft Fire Ground
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name BEECH
Aircraft Model E18S
Aircraft Series Identifier E18S
Aircraft Serial Number BA-101
Certified Max Gross Weight 9300
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 10
Number of Engines 2
Fixed gear or retractable gear Retractable
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Dec 29 1987 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection --
Airframe Hours 8971
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name YOUNKIN, ROBERT A
Aircraft Owner Street Address RT 1, BOX 406
Aircraft Owner City LOWELL
Aircraft Owner State AR
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name MIDWEST EXECUTIVE
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address RT.6, BOX 383A
Operator City SPRINGFIELD
Operator State MO
Operator Country
Operator Zip code 65803
Operator Code DIIA
Owner has at least one certificate Yes - certificate holder
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not Non-scheduled
Indicates Domestic or International Flight Domestic
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail Cargo
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Unknown
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code SGF
Departure City SPRINGFIELD
Departure State MO
Departure Country
Departure Time 2106
Departure Time Zone CST
Destination Same as Local Flt --
Destination Airport Code
Destination City VIENNA
Destination State MO
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Descent
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:35AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 0
Runway Length 0
Runway Width 0
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --