Beech 65 accident near Lawrenceville, GA
On February 8, 2010, a Beech 65 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Lawrenceville, GA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- February 8, 2010
- Place
- Lawrenceville, GA
- Aircraft
- Beech 65 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 3 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 33.969°N, 83.990°W
- NTSB ID
- 20100209X93830
Official records · ERA10FA138
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Reports from Federal Agencies-LZU ATC Tower - Transcript: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On February 8, 2010, at 1705 eastern standard time, a Beech 65, N130SP, registered to a private owner, experienced a loss of engine power on both engines and collided with trees in a residential area in the vicinity of Lawrenceville, Georgia. The personal flight was conducted under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 with no flight plan filed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The commercial pilot was fatally injured, and the three passengers received minor injuries. The airplane was destroyed during a post crash fire. The flight was originating from Gwinettt County Airport Briscoe Field (LZU), Lawrenceville, Georgia, at the time of the accident. The pilot’s son who holds an airman certificate stated he and a friend arrived at the airport and observed the airplane on the ramp. He decided to show his friend how a preflight inspection was conducted. A walk around inspection was initiated and he drained the fuel sumps into a sump jar. Water was present when he drained the left sump. He drained the sump until he obtained a clear sample. He completed the preflight inspection and no other anomalies were noted. His father arrived, and ordered the airplane to be topped off with fuel. They entered the airplane and completed all check list items; his father started the airplane and taxied to the run up area. The engine run up was completed and they received takeoff clearance from the control tower. They started the takeoff roll, upon reaching rotation speed, the airplane became airborne and his father retracted the landing gear. The ri
Probable cause
The failure of both engines for undetermined reasons.
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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.
