Beech C90 accident near Munson, FL
On June 25, 1999, a Beech C90 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Munson, FL. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- June 25, 1999
- Place
- Munson, FL
- Aircraft
- Beech C90 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 30.631°N, 87.041°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X19052
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On June 25, 1999, about 1014 central daylight time (all times central standard time), a Beech C90, N3019W, registered to Aerocenter, Inc., experienced in-flight structural failure near Munson, Florida. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan was filed for the 14 CFR Part 135 nonscheduled, domestic, passenger/cargo flight. The airplane was destroyed and the airline transport-rated pilot and one passenger were fatally injured. The flight originated approximately 0836 from the Zephyrhills Municipal Airport. The flight departed under visual flight rules (VFR) and according to a chronological summary of communications with Tampa Air Traffic Control Tower (Tampa ATCT), at 0836, the pilot contacted Tampa Approach Control requesting IFR clearance to Brookley Field Airport. The flight was cleared to the Brookley Field Airport, and the final clearance was to climb and maintain 12,000 feet. Air traffic control communications were transferred to the Jacksonville Air Route Traffic Control Center (Jacksonville ARTCC). The flight continued and according to a transcription of communications, the flight was cleared to 14,000 feet, then at 0852:34, the flight was cleared to climb to 18,000 feet. Air traffic control communications was transferred to another sector in the Jacksonville ARTCC. At 0904:07, the controller stated, "and king air three zero one nine whiskey I'm depicting uh significant areas of heavy precipitation from about uh thirty miles south of panama city and it extends to about uh twenty east
Probable cause
The poor in-flight weather evaluation by the pilot-in-command and his operation of the airplane at an indicated airspeed greater than the design maneuvering speed (Va) in a thunderstorm contrary to the pilot's operating handbook resulting in an in-flight breakup. A contributing factor in the accident was the failure of the pilot to obtain in-flight weather advisories with any air traffic control f
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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.
