Beech 200 accident near N Myrtle Beach, SC
On February 4, 2006, a Beech 200 (airplane) was involved in an accident near N Myrtle Beach, SC. 6 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- February 4, 2006
- Place
- N Myrtle Beach, SC
- Aircraft
- Beech 200 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 6 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 33.817°N, 78.729°W
- NTSB ID
- 20060208X00173
Official records · ATL06FA044
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- ATC 3 - Sound Spectrum Study: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On February 3, 2006, at 2045 eastern standard time, a Beech 200, N266EB, registered to Weekend Air Charter Services Inc., and operated by an individual as a Title 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight, crashed while on final approach to runway 23, at the Grand Strand Airport, North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a visual flight rules flight plan was filed. The airline transport-rated pilot, and five passengers received fatal injuries and the airplane was destroyed. The flight originated from the Trenton Mercer Airport, Trenton, New Jersey on February 3, 2006, at 1900. According to witnesses, the airplane made two approaches to runway 23. During the first approach the airplane was observed, "fish tailing" while about 30' feet over the runway. The airplane appeared to regain control and continued flying over the runway until passing the air traffic control tower, at which time the airplane began a climbing left turn. The witnesses stated that they heard the pilot tell the air traffic controller that he was doing a go-around. The controller asked the pilot if he had problems with the sea fog. The pilot responded back to the controller "no that his left engine kept power up a little too much and would not come back." The witnesses observed the airplane circle the airport to the left, and watched it line up on runway 23 for the second time. The witnesses stated, that as the airplane descended to the runway, and without any indication of trouble, the airplane "climbed and rolled left, went inverted and nosed down into
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain control during landing approach for undetermined reasons.
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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.
