Beech C33A accident near Paintsville, KY
On July 20, 1993, a Beech C33A (airplane) was involved in an accident near Paintsville, KY. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 20, 1993
- Place
- Paintsville, KY
- Aircraft
- Beech C33A · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 37.810°N, 82.799°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X12784
Official records · BFO93FA131
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Air Traffic Control Information (Chronological Summary of Flight, Transcription of Radio Communication): Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On Tuesday, July 20, 1993, at 1530 eastern daylight time, N3722Q, a Beech C33A, operated by C & D Enterprises of Nashville, Tennessee, and piloted by Milton Cashion of Nashville, collided with runway 13 while on final approach during a power-off forced landing at Combs Field, Paintsville, Kentucky. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and an Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) flight plan had been filed. The certificated commercial pilot was fatally injured. The aircraft was destroyed . The flight was conducted under 14 CFR 91 and originated at 1422 hours in Westfield, Massachusetts and was destined for Nashville. According to FAA provided transcripts of communications, when the airplane was at cruise flight of 10,000 feet above mean sea level, and 10 miles southwest of Paintsville, the pilot reported, " I just lost an engine and need an airport." Indianapolis Air Route Traffic Control Center controller gave the pilot vectors to Combs Field Airport, Paintsville. The pilot reported the airport in sight and that he would attempt a landing on runway 31. The airplane impacted on runway 13 about 500 feet from the approach end, and was destroyed by impact forces and a post impact fire. A witness who was in his backyard across the street from the runway reported that, "he saw an airplane coming down the runway as to make a normal landing, but we noticed the propeller was not turning." He stated that the airplane make a steep right turn, then it fell to the ground. The airport is situated in a mountain valley with 500 foot hills on both sides. The accident occurre
Probable cause
1) FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE ENGINE CRANKSHAFT AT THE NUMBER 2 MAIN JOURNAL DUE TO UNDETERMINED REASON (S) WHICH RESULTED IN THE TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, AND 2) THE PILOT NOT MAINTAINING AN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL/SPIN. A FACTOR IN THIS ACCIDENT WAS INADEQUATE ALTITUDE FOR THE PILOT TO RECOVER FROM THE STALL/SPIN.
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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.
