Beech C24R accident near Valparaiso, FL

On June 23, 2011, a Beech C24R (airplane) was involved in an accident near Valparaiso, FL. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.

Date

June 23, 2011

Place

Valparaiso, FL

Aircraft

Beech C24R · Airplane

Injuries

2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor

Damage

Substantial

Position

30.483°N, 86.526°W

NTSB ID

20110623X90738

Official records · ERA11FA354

• Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation

Air traffic control records

• Transcripts of ATC Communications: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
• ATC 3 - N38029 End of Flight Radar Plot: Document (JPG), on ntsb.gov
• Controller Statements: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
• Extract Air Traffic Policy Order Jo 7110 65T: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov

NTSB summary

HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn June 23, 2011, at 0444 central daylight time, a Beech C24R, N38029, registered to and operated by Eglin Air Force Base Aero Club as a 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 instructional flight, was substantially damaged when it impacted an aircraft parking ramp at Eglin A.F.B. (VPS), Valparaiso, Florida. Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a local flight plan was filed. The certificated flight instructor (CFI) and the private pilot under instruction were fatally injured. The flight originated at VPS at 0421. A radio communication transcript and radar data revealed that the airplane took off from runway 19 and remained in that runway’s left traffic pattern for several “options.” At 0434:40, a pilot from the airplane requested a “left ninety right two seventy” to runway 1. The request was approved, and a pilot later requested and was approved for an option to that runway. At 0437:44, a pilot requested “a right out to climb to two thousand feet” and a "high key" for runway 1. After a delay for a runway “sweep,” the controller approved the request and instructed the pilot to report high key. At 0442:43, when the airplane was at 2,000 feet, about mid-length along the 10,001-foot runway, a pilot stated, "down to high key, be right hand turn." The controller informed the pilot to report the base leg, which a pilot acknowledged. At 0443:11, a voice identified by the controller as the flight instructor stated that the airplane would be maneuvering south of the “apex.” At the time, the airplane was heading southbound, at an altitude of 1,600 feet

Probable cause

The pilots’ failure to maintain airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent, low altitude aerodynamic stall.

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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.