Beech B-60 accident near Gainesville, FL
On April 16, 2006, a Beech B-60 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Gainesville, FL. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- April 16, 2006
- Place
- Gainesville, FL
- Aircraft
- Beech B-60 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 29.690°N, 82.272°W
- NTSB ID
- 20060502X00496
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT ` On April 16, 2006, about 1153 eastern daylight time, a Beech B-60 Duke, N999DE, registered to and operated by Ocem Avionics Inc., a company owned by the pilot, crashed into the terminal building following a loss of control on takeoff initial climb from runway 25 at Gainesville Regional Airport, Gainesville, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The private pilot and the two passengers received fatal injuries, and the airplane was destroyed. The flight was originating at the time of the accident. One witness stated that while driving north on Waldo Road, he observed the airplane, and upon liftoff, it banked sharply to the left. He stated that the airplane then seemed to stabilize and commence a climb to the east. He further stated that the airplane then began to roll to the left again and rolled into an inverted position. The airplane finally went into a sharp dive and impacted the west end of the terminal and exploded on impact. Another witness stated that she was a passenger in the front seat of an ambulance that was traveling north on Waldo Road, and as they passed the airport, her partner said "that was a bad takeoff." She looked and saw a low flying small airplane. She said she looked away and then shortly thereafter heard a loud bang, and upon looking again, saw a massive fireball erupting from the airport in the vicinity of the main gate. A witness in the back of the ambulance stated that she observed the accident airplane "flip and nose-dive
Probable cause
The loss of control for an undetermined reason.
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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.
