Beech BE-58 accident near Newtown, OH
On January 27, 1994, a Beech BE-58 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Newtown, OH. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- January 27, 1994
- Place
- Newtown, OH
- Aircraft
- Beech BE-58 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 39.110°N, 84.330°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001206X00588
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On January 26, 1994, at 2202 hours eastern standard time, N555AC, a Beech BE-58, operating as Flight 203 by Cape Central Airways, Inc., collided with terrain in Newtown, Ohio, following an uncontrolled descent immediately after climbout. The airplane was destroyed. The certificated commercial pilot, the sole occupant, was fatally injured. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed and an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan was filed. The airplane had departed Lunken Field, Cincinnati, about 2158 hours, and was en route to Cleveland, Ohio. The cargo flight was conducted under 14 CFR 135. The purpose of the flight was to deliver cancelled bank checks from Cincinnati to Cleveland, Ohio. The accident occurred during the first leg of a scheduled night cargo run to Cleveland and return. According to witnesses, the pilot had slept on the day accident and awoke about 2000 hours. About 2100 hours, the pilot arrived at the Lunken Field to pre-flight the airplane. A line service technician stated that the pilot spent about 15 minutes pre-flighting the airplane. The pilot appeared to be "feeling fine" and was "behaving normally." The pilot did not indicate that he was having problems with the airplane, and he did not request any services from the technician. At 2107 hours, the pilot contacted the Dayton Automated Flight Service Station by telephone and received a weather briefing. The briefing was concluded at 2120 hours. About 2150 hours, a courier who delivered cancelled bank checks arrived to load the airplane. The courier's observations of the pilot and
Probable cause
FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AFTER BECOMING SPATIALLY DISORIENTATED IN NIGHT INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC). FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN THE TYPE OF OPERATION, HIS LACK OF RECENT INSTRUMENT EXPERIENCE, AND INADEQUATE SURVEILLANCE OF THE OPERATION BY THE CHIEF PILOT/COMPANY MANAGEMENT.
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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.
