BEAVER DAM, WI, USA
N4676D
BEECH H35
AT ABOUT 1530 CDT, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED MADISON, WI ON A FLIGHT TO THE DODGE COUNTY AIRPORT AT JUNEAU, WI. ACCORDING TO A FIXED BASE OPERATOR AT JUNEAU, THE PILOT HAD MADE ARRANGEMENTS TO FLY THE AIRCRAFT THERE ON THAT DATE FOR AN ANNUAL INSPECTION. AT 1544, THE PLANE CRASHED ON DOWNSLOPING TERRAIN IN AN UNPLANTED CORN FIELD AND WAS DESTROYED. NUMEROUS WITNESSES REPORTED SEEING THE PLANE, BUT DID NOT HEAR THE ENGINE RUNNING. ONE WITNESS SAW THE AIRCRAFT CIRCLE FROM A NORTHERLY HEADING AND TURN TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST BEFORE IT CRASHED. ACCORDING TO A SHERIFF'S REPORT, THE WIND WAS FROM THE SOUTHWEST. AN EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE WAS MADE, BUT NO PREIMPACT MALFUNCTIONS OR FAILURES WERE FOUND. THE CRASH SITE WAS LOCATE ABOUT 6 MI FROM THE DESTINATION AIRPORT.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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