Convair BT-13A accident near Lyme, NH
On August 3, 2005, a Convair BT-13A (airplane) was involved in an accident near Lyme, NH. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- August 3, 2005
- Place
- Lyme, NH
- Aircraft
- Convair BT-13A · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 43.871°N, 72.174°W
- NTSB ID
- 20050812X01238
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On August 3, 2005, about 1403 eastern daylight time, A Convair BT-13A, N49646, was destroyed during impact with terrain, while departing from a private airstrip in Lyme, New Hampshire. The certificated airline transport pilot and passenger were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the personal flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91, destined for North Canaan Aviation Facilities Airport (CT24), North Canaan, Connecticut. According to witness statements, during the takeoff, the airplane became airborne half way down the runway, "leveled off" and accelerated in a northerly direction, then began to climb. After leveling off once more at approximately 300 feet above ground level, the airplane suddenly appeared to roll to the right, and descend in a nose down attitude into a cornfield. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot held an airline transport pilot certificate with multiple ratings including airplane single-engine-land. His most recent FAA first-class medical certificate was issued on April 7, 2005. According to his pilot logbooks, he had accrued 13,584 total hours of flight experience, and 77 hours in make and model of airplane. AIRCRAFT INFORMATION According to maintenance records, the airplane was manufactured in 1945. The airplane received an annual inspection on May 20, 2005, and at the time of the inspection, had 3,205.9 hours of operation. METEOROLOGICAL INFORMATION A weather observation taken about 10 minutes prior to the accident at the Lebanon Municipal Airport (LEB), Lebanon, New Hampshire, locat
Probable cause
The pilot's improper fuel management which resulted in an incorrect fuel selector position, fuel starvation, and subsequent loss of engine power. A factor in the accident was the pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed and inadvertent stall.
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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.
