Beech E-90 accident near Amarillo, TX
On December 15, 2012, a Beech E-90 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Amarillo, TX. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- December 15, 2012
- Place
- Amarillo, TX
- Aircraft
- Beech E-90 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 34.949°N, 101.581°W
- NTSB ID
- 20121217X91705
Official records · CEN13FA105
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On December 14, 2012, about 1805 central standard time, a Beech E-90 airplane, N67PS, impacted terrain following an inflight break-up near Amarillo, Texas. The commercial rated pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was substantially damaged. The airplane was registered to O'Neal Aviation LLC, Colorado Springs, Colorado, and operated by a private individual. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed and an instrument flight plan was filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The flight originated from the Rick Husband International airport (KAMA), Amarillo, Texas, about 1750, and destined for the Fort Worth Meacham Airport (KFTW), Fort Worth, Texas. A review of the air traffic control communications and radar data revealed that the controller transferred the airplane from AMA departure, to the Albuquerque Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC). The ARTCC controller reportedly cleared the airplane to flight level 210, and gave the pilot permission to deviate east of the airplane's route for weather and traffic avoidance. Shortly thereafter, the airplane appeared to turn to the north, and the pilot did not respond to the controller's query about the turn. The Texas Department of Public Safety located the airplane wreckage about 20 miles south of KAMA on open, rolling hill, ranch land. The airplane's outer wing sections, engines, elevators, vertical and horizontal stabilizers were separated from the fuselage and located in several directions from the main wreckage. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot held commerci
Probable cause
The pilot’s loss of control of the airplane after encountering icing conditions and heavy to extreme turbulence and the subsequent exceedance of the airplane’s design limit, which led to an in-flight breakup.
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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.
