Beech 58P accident near Yamhill, OR
On January 7, 1999, a Beech 58P (airplane) was involved in an accident near Yamhill, OR. 4 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- January 7, 1999
- Place
- Yamhill, OR
- Aircraft
- Beech 58P · Airplane
- Injuries
- 4 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 45.191°N, 123.241°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001204X00112
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On January 6, 1999, about 1745 Pacific standard time, a Beechcraft Baron 58P, N700LF, registered to and operated by Eastern Oregon Fast Freight as a 14 CFR Part 91 corporate flight, impacted a row of trees atop a hill about four miles east of Yamhill, Oregon. At the time of the accident, the pilot, who was on an IFR flight plan for the purpose of returning Eastern Oregon Fast Freight company officials to Aurora, Oregon, was in the process of executing a contact approach to Aurora State Airport. The aircraft, which departed Union County Airport, La Grande, Oregon, at 1609, was operating in an area which was reportedly experiencing low ceilings and ground fog. The aircraft was destroyed by the subsequent impact sequence and a post crash fire, and the airline transport pilot and his three passengers received fatal injuries. The flight originated approximately one hour and thirty minutes before the accident, and there was no report of an ELT activation. On the evening of January 5, 1999, the pilot called McMinnville Automated Flight Service Station (AFSS) and received an outlook briefing related to a flight from Aurora State Airport to Pendleton at 0800 the next morning. At 0657 on January 6, the pilot called McMinnville AFSS to file an IFR flight plan from Aurora State to Pendleton, and to receive the Pendleton forecast and the current AIRMET's. About ten minutes after the initiation of the first call, the pilot called the AFSS again, in order to file a flight plan for the return flight from Pendleton to Aurora State. According to the pilot's "trip log," late
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from hilly terrain while maneuvering below a low ceiling. Factors include a dark night, a low ceiling, fog, and hilly terrain.
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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.
