Beech 36 accident near Tybee Island, GA
On February 19, 2001, a Beech 36 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Tybee Island, GA. 4 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- February 19, 2001
- Place
- Tybee Island, GA
- Aircraft
- Beech 36 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 4 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 31.619°N, 80.910°W
- NTSB ID
- 20010222X00499
NTSB summary
History of the Flight On February 18, 2001, about 2017 eastern standard time, a Beech 36, N7703R, registered to P S and W Enterprises, Inc., crashed into the Atlantic Ocean, near Tybee Island, Georgia, while on a Title 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight from Ormond Beach, Florida, to Williamston, North Carolina. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The airplane was destroyed and the private-rated pilot and three passengers received fatal injuries. The flight departed Ormond Beach, the same day, about 1917. On February 17, 2001, the pilot and the three passengers had flown from Williamston, North Carolina, to Ormond Beach, Florida, under instrument flight rules. The airplane remained overnight at Ormond Beach Airport. On February 18, 2001, about 1853, the airplane was filled from a truck with 100 low lead fuel, taking 45.4 gallons. The fueling company stated they received no reports of problems from other pilots that received fuel from the truck used to fuel N7703R. Additionally, checks of the fuel truck and storage facility after the accident showed no evidence of contamination. (See Sunrise Aviation Statement). On February 18, 2001, about 1918, the pilot of N7703R contacted the Daytona Beach, Florida, FAA Approach Control, and reported he was off Ormond Beach Airport and flying from Ormond Beach, Florida, to Williamston, North Carolina, and requested visual flight rules flight following. The flight continued north bound and made contact with the Jacksonville, Florida, FAA Approach Control and the FAA Jacksonville Air Route Traffi
Probable cause
The flights entry into a descending right turn for undetermined reasons resulting in the flight crashing into the ocean.
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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.
