Beech King Air B90 accident near San Jon, NM
On May 15, 2001, a Beech King Air B90 (airplane) was involved in an accident near San Jon, NM. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- May 15, 2001
- Place
- San Jon, NM
- Aircraft
- Beech King Air B90 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 35.087°N, 103.354°W
- NTSB ID
- 20010521X00978
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On May 14, 2001, at 2322 mountain daylight time, a Beech King Air B90, N221CH, was destroyed when it lost control in cruise flight, and spun to the ground near San Jon, New Mexico. The airline transport pilot, the sole occupant in the airplane, was fatally injured. The airplane was being operated by CMH Investments, Inc., Benton, Arkansas, under Title 14 CFR Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal, night, cross-country flight that originated 2 hours 19 minutes before the accident. The pilot was flying on an IFR flight plan. The pilot flew to Tucson, Arizona (one en route stop), on May 10, 2001, with the airplane's owner and five other passengers. The owner said that the autopilot was used during that flight, and appeared to function normally. He said that the pilot stayed with him over the weekend and was scheduled to return to Springdale, Arkansas, on Tuesday, May 15, 2001. Late in the afternoon, on the day of the accident, the pilot received a telephone call requesting that he fly a trip out of Springdale, early Tuesday morning. The pilot decided to fly to Springdale that night, to position himself for the early flight on Tuesday. The pilot requested that the airplane be "topped off," and the fuel servicing personnel put 134 gallons of fuel in the airplane. The pilot received a weather briefing, and filed an IFR flight plan (Tucson to Socorro, direct Springdale). Tucson tower reported the airplane was airborne at 2103. Albuquerque Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC) radar data indicates that the airplane departed to the
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control due to his incapacitation for an undetermined reason. A contributing factor was the subsequent inadvertent stall/spin to the ground.
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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.
