# NTSB Accident CHI94FA340
> **BEECH E95A** · 1994-09-20 · POPLAR GROVE, IL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI94FA340
- **Event ID:** 20001206X02193
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1994-09-20
- **Location:** POPLAR GROVE, IL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.360713, -88.82051
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BEECH
- **Model:** E95A
- **Registration:** N9581Y
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Aircraft control not maintained by the pilot when he began his turn from base leg to final approach.  Factors associated with this accident were the fatigue failure of a propeller blade, improper maintenance overhaul of the propeller, and a material defect in the propeller blade clamp screws.

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