Beech D50 accident near Seattle, WA
On August 24, 1996, a Beech D50 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Seattle, WA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- August 24, 1996
- Place
- Seattle, WA
- Aircraft
- Beech D50 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 47.439°N, 122.279°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X06616
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On August 23, 1996, at 1903 Pacific daylight time, a Beech D-50 Twin Bonanza, N567SF, operated by and registered to the pilot as a 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight, experienced a loss of engine power and collided with a light pole and subsequently the terrain near the parking garage at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Seattle, Washington. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The airplane was substantially damaged and the private pilot was seriously injured. The passenger was fatally injured. The flight had departed from Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, approximately two hours prior to the accident. The pilot reported during an interview approximately two weeks after the accident, that he did not recall any of the events leading up to the accident, except for a vague memory of the first contact with Seattle approach control near Paine Field, Everett, Washington. The pilot reported that the purpose of the flight was to attend a Seattle ball game. The pilot reported that prior to departing to Seattle, he flew the airplane earlier in the day to practice touch-and-go landings at Coeur d'Alene. The mechanic who worked on the airplane reported that he was in his hangar while the pilot was practicing the touch-and-go-landings. He stated that he had the local Coeur d'Alene airport radio frequency turned on and overheard a transmission from a flight instructor, who was holding short of the runway, state "N567SF you're landing with the gear-up." The mechanic then went outside and observed the airplane going around at about
Probable cause
failure of the pilot to follow proper emergency procedures (properly configure the airplane and feather the appropriate propeller) after loosing power in one engine, which resulted in his inability to maintain altitude until reaching an airport. Factors relating to the accident were: the loss of engine power in one engine for undetermined reason(s), the pilot's lack of experience in the make and m
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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.
