Beech C-90 accident near Somerset, KY
On January 18, 2000, a Beech C-90 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Somerset, KY. 4 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- January 18, 2000
- Place
- Somerset, KY
- Aircraft
- Beech C-90 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 4 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 37.080°N, 84.600°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X20423
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On January 18, 2000, at 1202 Eastern Standard Time, a Beech C-90, N74CC, was destroyed after striking a guy wire on a communications tower, as it maneuvered near the Somerset-Pulaski County-J.T. Wilson Field Airport (SME), Somerset, Kentucky. The certificated airline transport pilot and three passengers were fatally injured. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed for the corporate flight. The flight was operated on an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan, and conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. On January 17th, the pilot and passengers flew from Northeast Philadelphia Airport (PNE), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Ohio State University Airport (OSU), Columbus, Ohio, where they remained overnight. While there, the airplane was serviced with 210 gallons of Jet-A aviation grade fuel. The line person reported that the airplane was "topped" [filled to capacity]. According to transcripts from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), on the morning of January 18, at 0834, the pilot contacted the Dayton Automated Flight Service Station (AFSS), and filed an IFR flight plan from Columbus to Somerset. The pilot reported the airplane was a C-90 with the "I" equipment suffix, which indicated the airplane was equipped with LORAN, VOR/DME, or INS, and transponder with Mode C. After filing the flight plan, the pilot requested the Somerset forecast and winds aloft. The pilot was told that Somerset did not have a forecast, and was given the forecast for London, Kentucky (LOZ), located 26 nautical miles (NM) to the east which included: "...five hundred scattered, o
Probable cause
the failure of the pilot to follow his approach clearance, and subsequent descent into unprotected airspace which resulted in a collision with the guy wire. Factors were the failure of the air traffic controller to verify the approach he cleared the pilot to conduct was in service, and the clouds which restricted the visibility of the communications antenna.
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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.
