Beechcraft 60 Duke crash, May 9, 1995 (2 killed), Olney-N...
Beechcraft 60 Duke accident on May 9, 1995 near Olney-Noble, Illinois, United States with 2 fatalities. Cause: The pilot descended below the minimum...
- Date: May 9, 1995
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 60 Duke
- Location: Olney-Noble, Illinois, United States
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot descended below the minimum descent altitude during an instrument approach and did not execute the published missed approach, with low overcast and fog as a factor.
A Beechcraft Duke on a business flight from Dixon was flying the localizer approach to Olney-Noble in fog and low cloud. The pilot descended below the minimum descent altitude and did not climb out on the published missed approach, and the aircraft struck open ground about a mile northeast of the airport. Both occupants were killed.