Beech B-58 accident near Panacea, FL
On August 13, 1999, a Beech B-58 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Panacea, FL. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- August 13, 1999
- Place
- Panacea, FL
- Aircraft
- Beech B-58 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 30.031°N, 84.379°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X19577
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On August 13, 1999, about 1730 eastern standard time, a Beech B-58, N24DB, registered to Delta Fox, Inc., operating as a Title 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight, crashed while landing at Wakulla County Airport, Panacea, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed. The airplane received substantial damage, the airline transport-rated pilot suffered fatal injuries, and a passenger suffered minor injuries. The flight originated from Griffin, Georgia, about 1 hour 10 minutes before the accident. According to the passenger, the owner/pilot's daughter, the trip actually originated from Atlanta's DeKalb-Peachtree Airport, where a pilot/mechanic from Gardner Aviation Specialist, Inc., of Griffin, Georgia, having completed installation of a Garmin GNS 430 GPS/NAV/COM system, together with an annual inspection, had returned the airplane to its owner. The owner/pilot flew back to Griffin to return the pilot/mechanic to his workplace, and at about 1620 departed Griffin for Wakulla. The passenger stated she was seated in the aft, left seat of the 6-place, club-seating configured airplane. The flight encountered some rain, and she saw dark clouds for the last 20 minutes of flight, including the vicinity of the airstrip. She stated the flight encountered turbulence for the last 10 minutes of flight. They flew overhead the airstrip and executed a descending, left circular pattern for landing. She stated, "The airplane was going fast during the approach. After touching down, [the pilot] said, 'Emma, we are not going to stop, so hold o
Probable cause
The pilot's excessive speed and extended touchdown point during landing resulting in an inability to stop the airplane within the length of the wet, grass runway, and the subsequent on-ground collision with the airport fence and trees.
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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.
