Beech A60 accident near Hurley, NM
On January 6, 1995, a Beech A60 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Hurley, NM. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- January 6, 1995
- Place
- Hurley, NM
- Aircraft
- Beech A60 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 32.689°N, 108.129°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001207X02848
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT: On January 5, 1995, at 1835 mountain standard time, a Beech A60, N3LP, was destroyed during an approach to the Silver City/Grant County Airport near Hurley, New Mexico. The airline transport rated pilot and the two passengers received fatal injuries. An instrument flight plan was filed for the business cross country flight. Witnesses and local authorities reported the following information. The airplane arrived at the Silver City/Grant County Airport at 1350 and then departed on runway 26 at 1820. Subsequently, the pilot reported a loss of engine power, and the flight was cleared to return to the airport. At approximately 1840, the airplane, with the landing light on, was observed with the left wing low, in a nose low attitude executing a turn toward the airport. Within "30 seconds" an explosion and fire came from the ground area near the airport. PERSONNEL INFORMATION: A review of the logbook indicated that the pilot had operated this make and model since May 4, 1991. The pilot upgraded his certificate to the airline transport pilot multiengine rating on January 4, 1992, in a PA-34-220T airplane. AIRCRAFT INFORMATION: On February 2, 1983, a remanufactured engine was installed in the left nacelle of Beech A60, N1155T. In October 1989, this engine, with a total time of 293 hours since the major overhaul, was installed in the left nacelle of N3LP. Turbocharger unit Model T1879, S/N EJR0101, was overhauled and installed on the left engine, on October 26, 1989, at a recorded hobbs time of 2,966.0 hours. METEOROLOGICAL INFORMATION: National Weather Service dat
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during a single engine approach resulting in an inadvertent stall. Factors were a fatigue separation of a shaft in the left engine turbocharger due to use of a Federal Aviation Administration approved overhaul procedure that was not consistent with the manufacturer's overhaul procedure, and the resultant loss of power to the left engine.
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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.
