Beech E90 accident near Karnack, TX
On July 7, 2012, a Beech E90 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Karnack, TX. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 7, 2012
- Place
- Karnack, TX
- Aircraft
- Beech E90 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 32.662°N, 94.220°W
- NTSB ID
- 20120707X20106
Official records · CEN12FA421
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- ATC 3 - WARP Data Sector 27: Document (DOC), on ntsb.gov
- ATC 3 - Sector 27 Certified Transcript: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- ATC 3 - Sector 52 Certified Transcript: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- ATC 3 - Factual Report of Group Chairman: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- ATC 3 - FAA Position Log Memo: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 7, 2012, at 0404 central daylight time, a Beech E90, N987GM, operated by Win Win Aviation, Inc., De Kalb, Illinois, was destroyed when it impacted terrain near Karnack, Texas. The commercial pilot was fatally injured. No flight plan had been filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 positioning flight. The flight departed from the De Kalb Taylor Municipal Airport (DKB), DeKalb, Illinois, approximately 0230, and was en route to Brownsville, Texas. According to the owner of Win Win Aviation, the airplane was recently purchased from an air medical company and underwent maintenance and refurbishment for sky diving operations. The pilot was a contract pilot for Win Win Aviation and was hired to fly the airplane to Mexico to deliver aircraft parts, and ultimately deliver the airplane to a sky diving company. The pilot arrived at the operator's facility at DeKalb approximately 1430 on July 6th, and inquired about the status of the airplane. The owner of Win Win Aviation instructed the pilot to await the return the chief mechanic prior to the intended flight, in order for the chief mechanic to inspect a recent propeller installation and return the airplane to service. The chief mechanic was out of town and expected to return later in the evening. The pilot then returned to a hotel approximately 1600. The chief mechanic returned to the facility approximately 0010 on July 7th. The mechanic called the owner and reported he was too tired to complete the required inspection. Prior to leaving the facility, the chief mechanic saw the pilot and instruct
Probable cause
The pilot's inadvertent flight into thunderstorm activity, which resulted in the loss of airplane control and the subsequent exceedance of the airplane's design limits and in-flight breakup. Contributing to the accident was the failure of air traffic control personnel to use available radar information to provide the pilot with a timely warning that he was about to encounter extreme precipitation
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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.
