Beech 58 FOXSTAR accident near Shaw Island, WA
On October 24, 1994, a Beech 58 FOXSTAR (airplane) was involved in an accident near Shaw Island, WA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- October 24, 1994
- Place
- Shaw Island, WA
- Aircraft
- Beech 58 FOXSTAR · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 48.571°N, 122.960°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001206X02523
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On October 23, 1994, about 2045 Pacific daylight time, N333KS, a Beech BE-58, operated by the owner/pilot, impacted terrain during an uncontrolled descent and was destroyed at Shaw Island, Washington. The uncontrolled descent occurred immediately after takeoff from a private unlit airstrip at night. The private pilot and his passenger were fatally injured. There was no fire. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed. The personal flight was conducted under 14 CFR 91 and was destined for Bellingham, Washington. According to acquaintances of the pilot who had been with him during the 72 hours prior to the accident, the pilot had routinely flown into the airstrip because he had a second home on Shaw Island. The acquaintances also indicated that the pilot sometimes took off from the airstrip at night. On Friday evening, October 21, one of the pilot's acquaintances was picked up in Seattle and flown by the pilot to Shaw Island in N333KS. The acquaintance stated that he saw a deer on the runway during the landing, and that deer were frequently seen on the airstrip in the evening. The acquaintance stated that other acquaintances of the pilot shot a deer on Friday and another on Saturday at the airstrip. The following morning, October 22, 1994, one day prior to the accident, the pilot flew from Shaw Island to Anacortes, Washington, to duck hunt, then back to Shaw Island to pick up three acquaintances, then on to Bellingham. In Bellingham, two of the three acquaintances were dropped off. The remaining acquaintance and the pilot de
Probable cause
FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED DURING TAKEOFF AND INITIAL CLIMB, WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL AND SUBSEQUENT COLLISION WITH THE GROUND. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS, THE PILOT'S IMPROPER DECISION TO TAKE OFF ON AN UNLIGHTED RUNWAY, AND THE UNEVEN RUNWAY.
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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.
