Beech 58TC accident near St Marys, WV

On June 29, 1994, a Beech 58TC (airplane) was involved in an accident near St Marys, WV. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.

Date

June 29, 1994

Place

St Marys, WV

Aircraft

Beech 58TC · Airplane

Injuries

3 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor

Damage

Destroyed

Position

39.399°N, 81.191°W

NTSB ID

20001206X01451

NTSB summary

HISTORY OF FLIGHT On June 29, 1994, at 0810 eastern daylight time, a Beech "Baron" BE-58TC, N333TK, departed its assigned cruising altitude of 10,000 feet mean sea level and descended in altitude, breaking apart in the air. The pilot and the two passengers were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the accident site. An instrument flight rules flight plan had been filed for the business flight. The flight departed Pittsburgh International Airport, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, at 0734 and was originally destined for Nashville, Tennessee. While enroute, the pilot amended the intended destination to Lebanon, Tennessee. The flight was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. Data recorded at the Indianapolis Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC) indicated that between 0806:47 and 0809:59, N333TK maintained an altitude of about 9,900 feet msl and was on a southwesterly heading. At that time the airplane's airspeed fluctuated around 185 knots. The radar data indicated that between 0810:12 and 0811:36, the airplane's altitude radar returns fluctuated from 9,900 feet msl (0810:12), decreased to 9,600 feet msl (0810:48), increased to 10,300 feet msl (0811:12), and then decreased to 8,400 feet msl (0811:39). Radar data indicated the airplane continued to descend on a southwesterly heading. The last two radar returns (0811:51 and 0812:03) showed N333TK in a right turn with an increasing true airspeed and descending through 2,800 feet msl. A witness located near the accident site stated, "I was at the kitchen sink and heard a loud explosion. The explosion seemed to last

Probable cause

AN IN-FLIGHT FIRE OF UNDETERMINED ORIGIN, PRIOR TO THE IN-FLIGHT BREAKUP.

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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.