Crash location | 41.695277°N, 86.825556°W |
Nearest city | Michigan City, IN
41.707539°N, 86.895030°W 3.7 miles away |
Tail number | N525KT |
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Accident date | 27 Dec 2017 |
Aircraft type | Cessna 525A |
Additional details: | None |
On December 27, 2017, at 0650 central standard time, a Cessna 525A, N525KT, impacted an airport fence, highway barrier, and terrain during a landing overrun on runway 20 (4,100 feet by 75 feet, asphalt/dry snow) following an RNAV runway 20 approach at Michigan City Municipal Airport-Phillips Field (MGC), Michigan City, Indiana. The airplane came to rest in a corn field about 300 yards from the departure end of the runway 20. The airplane sustained substantial damage, which included separation of the left wing near the wing root and impact damage to the vertical stabilizer. The pilot and copilot received minor injuries. The airplane was registered to Van E Aviation LLC and operated by Integrated Flight Resources Inc under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a positioning flight and was operating on an instrument flight rules flight plan. The flight originated from DuPage Airport (DPA), West Chicago, Illinois, at 0622 and was destined to MGC for a Part 135 on-demand passenger flight.