Beech 58 accident near Calhoun, KY

On April 1, 2012, a Beech 58 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Calhoun, KY. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.

Date

April 1, 2012

Place

Calhoun, KY

Aircraft

Beech 58 · Airplane

Injuries

1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor

Damage

Substantial

Position

37.551°N, 87.277°W

NTSB ID

20120402X20342

Official records · ERA12FA262

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

NTSB summary

HISTORY OF FLIGHT On April 1, 2012, about 1600 central daylight time, a Beech 58, N9448Q, registered to and operated by a private individual, crashed shortly after takeoff from Woosley Field Airport (96KY), Calhoun, Kentucky. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 personal flight from 96KY to Madisonville Municipal Airport (2I0), Madisonville, Kentucky. The airplane sustained substantial damage and the private pilot, the sole occupant was fatally injured. The flight was originating at the time of the occurrence. The purpose of the flight was for the pilot to fly to 2I0 for fuel. Two witnesses reported to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector-in-charge (IIC) that they observed the airplane takeoff and noted the airplane became airborne before being abeam a building on the north side of the runway. One witness also reported that after becoming airborne and before reaching tree height, the wings rocked then returned to wings level. The witness reported the airplane turned left and flew over trees on the south side of the runway. The witnesses who were familiar with the pilot reported he “always” flew past the departure end of the runway then turned to fly over the neighborhood, and they considered it strange for him to turn before reaching the end of the runway. Another witness reported observing the accident airplane being taxied to the approach end of runway 27, followed by staying there for a longer than normal period of time. While there, the witness heard run-up

Probable cause

The failure of the pilot to maintain airplane control after experiencing a loss of power from the left engine due to water contamination of the fuel system. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection of the airplane and maintenance personnel’s inadequate annual inspection, because both failed to detect the long-term water contamination of the fuel system and the d

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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.