Beech A24R accident near Okeechobee, FL
On April 26, 2006, a Beech A24R (airplane) was involved in an accident near Okeechobee, FL. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- April 26, 2006
- Place
- Okeechobee, FL
- Aircraft
- Beech A24R · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 27.473°N, 81.071°W
- NTSB ID
- 20060505X00515
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On April 25, 2006, about 2111 eastern daylight time, a Beech A24R, N9774L, impacted the ground following a loss of control and subsequent inflight breakup near Okeechobee, Florida. The private pilot and the passenger received fatal injuries and the airplane was destroyed. The airplane was registered to and operated by the pilot. Dark night visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight from Wachula, Florida, to Fort Pierce, Florida. The flight departed from the Wauchula Municipal Airport about 2047. The pilot and passenger were returning from visiting a family member in St. Petersburg, Florida. They departed St. Petersburg and stopped for fuel at Wauchula before continuing the flight to St. Lucie County International Airport, Fort Pierce. A family member notified authorities when the flight did not arrive. Local authorities located the airplane wreckage about 2200 on April 27, 2006. Review of recorded radar data revealed that the airplane departed Wauchula to the north, turned right and headed east. The easterly heading was maintained until approximately 2111, at which time the airplane turned left to a northerly heading. The last radar hit was recorded at 2111:26 and placed the airplane less than 1 mile from the accident site. The recorded mode C altitude for the airplane's entire flight was "-1,000 feet", indicating invalid data. Estimates of the airplane's altitude were generated by the height finder feature of the radar sites. Between 2110:26 and 2111:26, the airpla
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control as a result of spatial disorientation and an in-flight break up. Contributing to the accident were the dark night and thunderstorms.
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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.
