Beech 60 accident near New Castle, DE
On December 4, 2007, a Beech 60 (airplane) was involved in an accident near New Castle, DE. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- December 4, 2007
- Place
- New Castle, DE
- Aircraft
- Beech 60 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 39.676°N, 75.612°W
- NTSB ID
- 20071227X02000
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On December 4, 2007, at 0722 eastern standard time, a Beech 60, N105PP, was destroyed when it impacted terrain while attempting to take off from New Castle Airport (ILG), New Castle, Delaware. The certificated private pilot was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed for the flight to Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE), Allentown, Pennsylvania. The personal flight was conducted under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. During a recorded weather briefing, the pilot indicated to the flight service specialist that he was going to first fly to Allentown to pick up a passenger, then proceed via an instrument flight rules flight plan to Athens, Georgia. According to an airport employee, who was also a certificated flight instructor, he was in an airport vehicle near the approach end of runway 27 when he observed the accident airplane in the engine run-up area. The run-up appeared normal; however, the witness noted that the airplane's flaps were extended. After the run-up, the airplane taxied toward the runway with both flaps still extended. The witness did not see the airplane depart, as he had turned his vehicle away from the runway. The tower controller reported that he cleared the airplane to depart from runway 27, and based on previous communications, expected the pilot to turn right, to the north after departure. After takeoff, the airplane's initial climbout was "normal" until it was 50 to 70 feet in the air. The airplane then entered a "slight" left bank, and the controlle
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during a split flap takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident were the failure of the right flap drive mechanism and the pilot's failure to verify that both flaps were retracted prior to takeoff.
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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.
