Beech A60 accident near Snoqualmie Pass, WA
On November 21, 1992, a Beech A60 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Snoqualmie Pass, WA. 6 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- November 21, 1992
- Place
- Snoqualmie Pass, WA
- Aircraft
- Beech A60 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 6 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 47.421°N, 121.370°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X16099
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On November 21, 1992, at approximately 0935 Pacific standard time (PST), a Beech A 60, N100EK, impacted the terrain about two miles west of Snoqualmie Pass, Washington. The FAA certificated commercial pilot and his five passengers received fatal injuries, and the aircraft was destroyed. The pleasure flight, which departed Boeing Field/King County International Airport at 0917 PST, was in instrument meteorological conditions at the time of the accident. The aircraft, which was on an instrument flight plan to Pullman, Washington, was located as the result of the activation of the ELT. According to information retrieved from a recording of the pilot's weather briefing, the purpose of the flight was to attended a college football game in Pullman, Washington. The pilot indicated to the briefer that it was his intention to fly to Pullman for the game, remain overnight in the Pullman area, and then to return to the Seattle area the following day. At about 0650 PST, on the day of the flight, the pilot telephoned Seattle Flight Service and requested a briefing for an IFR flight from Boeing Field to Pullman, Washington. He received a standard briefing from Flight Service, and then filed his IFR flight plan. At 0909 PST, the pilot of 100EK received his IFR clearance from Boeing Tower, followed one minute later by his taxi clearance. At 0916 the flight was cleared for takeoff, and then after departure was given a frequency change to Seattle Departure at about 0919. Seattle Departure issued the pilot an initial climb clearance to 4,000 feet, directed the pilot to turn
Probable cause
FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, HIS FAILURE TO PREVENT THE AIRCRAFT FROM EXCEEDING THE NEVER EXCEED SPEED (VNE), AND SUBSEQUENT EXCEEDING OF THE DESIGN STRESS LIMITS OF THE AIRCRAFT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: WEATHER CONDITIONS (INCLUDING ICING CONDITIONS), IMPROPER AIRSPEED, AND LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASON(S).
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
