Beech 58 accident near Denver, PA
On July 23, 1992, a Beech 58 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Denver, PA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 23, 1992
- Place
- Denver, PA
- Aircraft
- Beech 58 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 40.229°N, 76.131°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X15056
NTSB summary
History of the Flight On July 23, 1992 at about 1015 eastern daylight time, N66829, a Beech 58 "Baron" airplane, a personal flight, crashed at Denver, Pennsylvania. Instrument meteorological conditions existed. The airplane was on an instrument flight plan. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was destroyed. The departure point was Reading Pennsylvania. The destination was Cape Girardeau, Missouri. The pilot received a preflight weather briefing from Williamsport Flight Service Station at 0831 edt. He filed for a departure time of 0930 edt and a cruise altitude of 8000 feet. The pilot first radioed the Reading Air Traffic control tower at 0957 edt. He received an instrument clearance and was cleared to taxi for takeoff on runway 36 at 1004 edt. The pilot was cleared to 4000 feet on a southerly heading. At about 1009 edt, the pilot reported he was in "IMC" (instrument meteorological conditions). At 1014 the air traffic controller radioed "Baron eight two nine, make a right turn three sixty, Harrisburg is unable to take the handoff at this time. The pilot replied , "Make a right ah three sixty and ah." The controller radioed "Baron eight two nine that's turn right heading three six zero this'll be vectors delaying vectors to keep you in may airspace. The pilot answered, "Ah eight two nine" and this was his last known transmission, which occurred at 1012 edt. The controller's attempts to regain radio contact with the pilot were unsuccessful. Witnesses reported they heard an airplane in weather conditions described as heavy rain with poor visibility and lo
Probable cause
The pilot's loss of aircraft control due to spatial disorientation. The weather conditions were factors that contributed to the accident.
More accidents in PA
- Boeing B-737-300, Sep 8, 1994
- Boeing 757, Sep 11, 2001
- British Aerospace J-3101, May 21, 2000
- Bell UH-1N, May 29, 2008
- Beech A36, Jul 30, 1989
Browse: Pennsylvania · Beech aircraft
Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
