Beech 58P accident near Brookhaven, MS
On September 9, 2000, a Beech 58P (airplane) was involved in an accident near Brookhaven, MS. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- September 9, 2000
- Place
- Brookhaven, MS
- Aircraft
- Beech 58P · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 31.580°N, 90.439°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X22030
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On September 9, 2000, about 1026 central daylight time (all times central daylight time), a Beech 58P, N58PB, registered to Winter Park Aviation, Inc., experienced a loss of control and collided with terrain while circling to land during a VOR/DME or GPS-A approach to the Brookhaven-Lincoln County Airport, Brookhaven, Mississippi. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan was filed for the 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight. The airplane was destroyed and the airline transport-rated pilot and one passenger were fatally injured. The flight originated about 0737, from the Orlando Executive Airport, Orlando, Florida. The pilot received IFR clearance for the flight to the Brookhaven-Lincoln County Airport, and was cleared for takeoff at approximately 0737. Air traffic control (ATC) communications were transferred to several ATC facilities then at 0926, transferred to the Houston ARTCC. Copies of the chronological summary of communications with the facilities are an attachment to this report. According to a transcription of communications with the Houston ARTCC, at 0926:35, the pilot advised the controller that the flight was level at flight level 180. The controller acknowledged the report and at 0930:39, the pilot advised the controller, "...I was just getting the uh awos with uh Hattiesburg and the mccomb weather I'd like to proceed direct to the mccomb vor for the vor dme approach into brookhaven please." The flight was cleared direct to the McComb VORTAC. The flight continued and was cleared to
Probable cause
The poor in-flight planning/decision by the pilot for flying a close-in downwind leg, improper aircraft handling by the pilot for his executing a 70-75 degree angle of bank turning base to final while circling to land, and inadvertent stall/mush of the airplane by the pilot-in-command.
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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.
