Beech 35-B33 accident near Homosassa Spgs., FL
On November 30, 2008, a Beech 35-B33 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Homosassa Spgs., FL. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- November 30, 2008
- Place
- Homosassa Spgs., FL
- Aircraft
- Beech 35-B33 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 28.783°N, 82.900°W
- NTSB ID
- 20081201X70139
Official records · ERA09FA074
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On November 30, 2008, about 1818 eastern standard time, a Beech 35-B33, N945T, registered to the Eagle Squadron Inc. and operated by an individual, was lost from radar over the Gulf of Mexico, near Homosassa Springs, Florida, during an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight from the Tallahassee Regional Airport (TLH), Tallahassee, Florida, to Vandenberg Airport (VDF), Tampa, Florida. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and an IFR flight plan was filed for the Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. A person who identified himself as the pilot of N945T contacted the St. Petersburg Flight Service Station at 0852, 1308, and 1701 on the day of the accident. Each time, he requested an abbreviated weather briefing and was told of embedded thunderstorms and convective activity along the route of flight. He was also told that there was a tornado watch in effect for central and southern Florida. The IFR flight plan takeoff time was amended three times before the actual takeoff. The final time the pilot called the flight service station he was told “…you really want to wait a little while longer until [the weather] starts to clear up just a little bit more.” At 1723, a person onboard N945T contacted the TLH ground controller requested and received an IFR clearance to VDF, along with taxi instructions to runway 36. At 1730, N945T was cleared to takeoff from runway 36. At 1731, N945T was instructed to contact the Tallahassee Departure controller and remained in contact until 1744. At 1745, N945T was handed off to Jacksonville
Probable cause
The pilot’s continued flight into known adverse weather conditions.
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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.
