Beech E55 accident near Green Bay, Wisconsin, September 20, 1987
On September 20, 1987 at about 11:15 pm local time, a Beech E55, registered N146M, was substantially damaged in an accident near Green Bay, Wisconsin (Austin Straubel airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- September 20, 1987 · about 11:15 pm local time
- Place
- Green Bay, Wisconsin · Austin Straubel · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Beech E55 · all E55s on the register
- Registration
- N146M · registry record · serial TE1112
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PLT INTENDED TO LAND LONG ON RWY 36L SINCE HE PARKED THE ACFT NEAR THE NORTH END OF THE FIELD. HE STATED THAT HE FLEW OVER THE RWY AT AN ALT OF APRX 30 FT UNTIL NEAR THE INTX WITH RWY 6/24, THEN HE RETARDED THE THROTTLES & ADJUSTED THE TRIM FOR LANDING. AT ABOUT THAT TIME, THE ACFT DROPPED TO THE RWY, PORPOISED TWICE & THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 2,194 hours in all; 651 in this make and model; 48 in the last 90 days; 2,194 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,615 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, October 31, 1986; 130 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 5,300 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental IO-520-C (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: TEB Teterboro NJ at 8:00 pm
- Destination: GRB
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 36L, 8,200 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 270° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 12 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 3,000 ft; not recorded at 3,000 ft
- Temperature: 55°F (13°C), dew point 54°F (12°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 10:48 pm from GRB
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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