Beech 200 accident near Rupert, WV
On June 13, 2004, a Beech 200 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Rupert, WV. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- June 13, 2004
- Place
- Rupert, WV
- Aircraft
- Beech 200 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 37.979°N, 80.693°W
- NTSB ID
- 20040622X00849
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On June 13, 2004, about 0830 eastern daylight time, a Beech 200 (King Air), N200BE, was destroyed when it impacted Big Mountain, near Rupert, West Virginia. The certificated airline transport pilot and certificated commercial pilot were fatally injured. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed near the accident site, for the flight that departed Summersville Airport (SXL), Summersville, West Virginia, about 0815; destined for Greenbrier Valley Airport (LWB), Lewisburg, West Virginia. An instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan was filed for the repositioning flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. According to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector, who was also the operator's principle operations inspector (POI), the flightcrew intended to meet passengers at LWB, and take them to Charlotte, North Carolina. The POI reported that the pilot-in-command usually used data user access terminal (DUAT) to obtain weather information and file flight plans. The POI further stated that an IFR slot reservation and an IFR flight plan were on file for the first leg of the trip, to LWB. However, the flight plan was never activated. The POI also reported that no radar data was recorded for the accident flight. The wreckage was located on June 13, about 1400, near the peak of Big Mountain. The accident site was approximately 15 miles southeast of SXL, which was about mid-way between SXL and LWB. The accident occurred during the hours of daylight; located about 37 degrees, 58.71 minutes north latitude, and 80 degrees, 41.56 minutes west longitude. PERSONNEL
Probable cause
The pilot-in-command's improper decision to continue VFR flight into IMC conditions, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain. Factors were the FAA Principle Operations Inspector's inadequate surveillance of the operator, and a low ceiling.
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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.
