Hawker Beechcraft Corporation B200 accident near Greer, SC
On November 9, 2009, a Hawker Beechcraft Corporation B200 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Greer, SC. 3 people were seriously injured. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- November 9, 2009
- Place
- Greer, SC
- Aircraft
- Hawker Beechcraft Corporation B200 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 0 fatal, 3 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 34.879°N, 82.230°W
- NTSB ID
- 20091109X60452
Official records · ERA10LA056
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- ATC Sequence of Events: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- ATC Personnel Statements: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- ATC Transcripts: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On November 9, 2009, at 1009 eastern standard time (EST), a Hawker Beechcraft B200, N337MT, was substantially damaged following a loss of engine power and impact with terrain on final approach to Greenville Spartanburg International Airport (GSP), Greer, South Carolina. The airplane was registered to MDTR Holdings LLC, Virginia Beach, Virginia. The airline transport-rated pilot and two passengers were seriously injured. Day, visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and no flight plan was filed for the personal flight conducted in accordance with 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. The flight originated at GSP at 0938. An inspector with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reported that the accident pilot flew the airplane to Stevens Aviation on the afternoon of November 8 and turned the airplane in for a phase inspection. He returned to the airplane the next morning to evaluate some avionics issues and flew a local flight to do the same. Air traffic control records provided by the Greer Air Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) revealed that the pilot requested taxi clearance at 0938, and the flight was cleared for takeoff at 0943. At 1007, while on final approach to runway 4, the approach controller informed the pilot of N337MT that he was overtaking a Beech Baron, and the pilot responded that he needed to keep his speed up and that he was low on fuel. At 1009, ATC reported that the airplane had crashed. After recovering from his injuries, the pilot was interviewed by the NTSB investigator-in-charge (IIC). The pilot reported that on the day
Probable cause
A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot’s failure to visually verify that sufficient fuel was onboard prior to flight.
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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.
