Beech BE-200 accident near Piqua, OH
On August 24, 2001, a Beech BE-200 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Piqua, OH. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- August 24, 2001
- Place
- Piqua, OH
- Aircraft
- Beech BE-200 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 40.169°N, 84.301°W
- NTSB ID
- 20010830X01829
NTSB summary
History of Flight On August 24, 2001, about 0640 eastern daylight time, a Beech BE-200, N18260, operated by Middletown Corporate Aviation Inc., was destroyed when it impacted terrain while on approach to the Piqua Airport (I17), Piqua, Ohio. The certificated airline transport pilot was fatally injured. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed for the flight that departed the Greene County-Lewis A. Jackson Regional Airport (I19), Dayton, Ohio. The positioning flight was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. The airplane was based at I19, and had been chartered by Hartzell Propeller Inc., for a flight scheduled to depart I17, at 0630, the morning of the accident. The chief pilot for Hartzell Propeller resided near the airport. During an interview he said he awoke at 0430 and noticed there was "some fog" outside. He thought that if the chartered airplane had not arrived at the airport during the previous evening, the airplane might not be able to land at Piqua due to the fog. He then elected to drive to the airport to prepare a company airplane for the flight. Shortly thereafter, the accident pilot telephoned and asked about the fog. The chief pilot went outside and could see the stars and the runway lights, and relayed that information to the accident pilot. The accident pilot said he would fly up to Piqua, and the chief pilot informed the accident pilot he would be outside with a hand held radio. About 0620, the airplane appeared over the airport. The accident pilot clicked the pilot controlled runway lights up bright and said over the radio
Probable cause
The pilot's improper decision to attempt a visual landing under instrument meteorological conditions and his failure to maintain adequate altitude/clearance, which resulted in an in-flight collision with trees. A factor in this accident was the ground fog.
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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.
