Accident occurred Sunday, October 12, 2014 in Palos Hills, IL
Aircraft: RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT COMPANY 58, registration: N31EW
Injuries: 3 Fatal.
This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed. NTSB investigators either traveled in support of this investigation or conducted a significant amount of investigative work without any travel, and used data obtained from various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.
On October 12, 2014, about 2240 central daylight time, a Beechcraft model 58 airplane, N31EW, piloted by a private pilot, was destroyed when it impacted trees and terrain in Palos Hills, Illinois. The pilot and two passengers sustained fatal injuries. The aircraft was registered to ARC Aviation LLC and operated by the pilot under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. Marginal visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight, which was not on a flight plan. The flight originated about 2235 from the Midway International Airport (MDW), Chicago, Illinois, and was en route to the Lawrence Municipal Airport, Lawrence, Kansas.
Preliminary radar track information showed that the airplane departed runway 22L at MDW and began climbing on runway heading (220 degrees). When the airplane had reached an altitude of about 2,200 feet above mean sea level (msl), it turned about 30 degrees to the left to a heading of about 190 degrees and began descending. During the descent, the airplane then turned to the right to a heading of about 260 degrees. During the right turn the airplane descended to about 1500 feet msl and then started to climb. During this period, the airplane entered a left turn which continued for about 360 degrees before radar contact was lost. The final recorded altitude was about 2,000 feet msl.
At 2238, the weather conditions at MDW were: wind 170 degrees at 9 knots; 6 statute miles visibility; mist; a broken ceiling at 1,000 feet above ground level (agl); an overcast ceiling at 1,400 feet agl; temperature 15 degrees Celsius; dew point 13 degrees Celsius; altimeter setting 29.89 inches of mercury. The field elevation at MDW was 620 feet msl.
The accident location was in a residential area about 6 nautical miles southwest of MDW. The initial impact point was within a group of trees. Broken limbs and the condition of the wreckage was consistent with a near vertical attitude at impact. The majority of the wreckage remained at the initial impact point while smaller pieces of wreckage were spread in a fan shaped pattern to the southeast. All major airframe components were located and identified within the wreckage debris path. The entire airplane exhibited severe crushing and fragmentation of all components. The wreckage was removed from the accident site for further examination.
A lawsuit filed Monday claims the manufacturer of a plane that crashed in Palos Hills in 2014 was negligently designed, manufactured and assembled.
The plane crashed at 10:40 p.m. on Oct. 12, 2014, in the 10100 block of South 86th Court, killing three Kansas doctors—neurosurgeon Tausif Ur Rehman, pulmonologist Ali A. Kanchwala, and Kanchwala’s wife, Maria Javaid, an interventional cardiologist, the Sun Time reported at the time.
The plane was flying from Midway Airport to Lawrence, Kansas, when it crashed 5 minutes after take off. There was no fire after the plane crashed in a heavily residential neighborhood, but there was debris in front yards and minor damage to a vehicle.
Amina Rehman and Farahnaz Bandukwala are suing Beechcraft Corporation, Honeywell International, and Lloyd Hetrick on behalf of Rehman and Kanchwala, claiming the plane had a faulty autopilot and artificial horizon. The lawsuit does not explain Hetrick’s involvement in the crash.
The suit also claims the plane’s maintenance manual, pilot operating handbook, illustrated parts catalog and other documents did not provide instruction on the proper maintenance of the autopilot and artificial horizon.
Beechcraft and Honeywell could not be immediately reached for comment.
The 10-count lawsuit is seeking an unspecified amount in damages.
Source: http://chicago.suntimes.com
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