NTSB CHI86FA151 — 1986-06-07 · KENOSHA, Wisconsin, United States

Current FAA registration · N1268Z

Make / Model: BEECH 95-55
Year of manufacture: 1961 · 25 years old at event
Engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES (260 hp)
Seats / Engines: 6 seats · 2 engines
Last airworthiness date: 19610331
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A06D84

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N1268Z Beech 55 None

Factual narrative

THE ACFT WAS ON A POSITIONING FLT RETURNING FROM TRAVERSE CITY, MI, TO KENOSHA, WI. THE REPORTED MILWAUKEE WEATHER WAS CEILING 300 FT AND VISIBILITY 2 MILES. THE PILOT WAS CLEARED FOR A VOR 14 APPROACH AND GIVEN VECTORS TO THE FINAL APPROACH COURSE. THE PILOT REPORTED THE FINAL APPRAOCH FIX AND GROUND CONTACT AT 1280 FEET AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER,THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK SOMETHING. A POWERLINE WAS SEVERED 3.5 MILES NORTHWEST OF THE KENOSHA AIRPORT AT 862 FT MSL. THE MDA FOR THE APPROACH IS 1180 FEET MSL. THE ACFT WAS THEN VECTORED TO GREEN BAY, WI, WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_CHI86FA151.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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