PRIVATE PLANE

NTSB Identification: CHI04FA290
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Thursday, September 30, 2004 in Burlington, WI
Aircraft: Beech B95A, registration: N1703Y
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.

On September 30, 2004, about 1630 central daylight time, a Beech B95A, N1703Y, piloted by a commercial pilot, was destroyed when it impacted trees and terrain after takeoff from runway 11 (4,300 feet by 75 feet, asphalt), at the Burlington Municipal Airport (BUU), Burlington, Wisconsin. The 14 CFR Part 91 flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions without a flight plan. All three occupants of the airplane were fatally injured. The flight was originating at the time of the accident and was en route to the Westosha Airport, Wilmont, Wisconsin.

According to a witness, the airplane departed using runway 11 and was observed to make a right turn that increased in bank angle until the airplane impacted the ground. The airplane came to rest at the rear edge of a residential property near the airport. On October 1, 2004, the airplane was recovered from the accident site to a hangar at BUU where further examination was conducted.

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