# NTSB Accident CHI98FA028
> **Beech BE 58** · 1997-10-30 · NEW BERLIN, IL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI98FA028
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08959
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-10-30
- **Location:** NEW BERLIN, IL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.720348, -89.910209
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 6
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 6
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Beech
- **Model:** BE 58
- **Registration:** N472TL
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

A loss of engine power due to separation of the left engine's number 2 connecting rod as a result of fatigue failure. Also causal was the pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in a stall/spin.  Contributing to the accident was the pilot's operation of the aircraft with known deficiencies and exceeding the maximum gross weight of the airplane.

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