Beech C90 accident near Springdale, AR
On November 1, 2013, a Beech C90 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Springdale, AR. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- November 1, 2013
- Place
- Springdale, AR
- Aircraft
- Beech C90 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 36.180°N, 94.141°W
- NTSB ID
- 20131101X04142
Official records · CEN14FA035
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Transcript of Radio Communications: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On November 1, 2013, at 1742 central daylight time, a Beech C90, N269JG, impacted terrain 3.25 miles southeast of the Springdale Municipal Airport (ASG), Springdale, Arkansas. The private pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was destroyed. The airplane was registered to J&G Aviation, LLC, and operated by the pilot, both of Camden, Arkansas, under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight, and no flight plan had been filed. The flight originated from Pine Bluff (PBF), Arkansas, about 1650, and was destined for Bentonville (VBT), Arkansas, but was diverting to Springdale (ASG), Arkansas. According to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) documents, the pilot contacted Little Rock, Arkansas, approach control at 1651 and advised that he was en route from PBF to VBT, and requested flight following services. Radar contact was established when the airplane was 10 miles northwest of PBF at 10,000 feet and climbing to 16,500 feet. At 1702, the pilot was handed off to Memphis Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC), Hot Springs sector. At 1721, the pilot reported he was descending from 16,500 feet. At 1727, the pilot contacted Fort Smith (FSM) Air Traffic Control Tower, Razorback Approach, and advised he was passing 11,800 feet for 6,500 feet. He was then given traffic advisories. At 1740, the pilot said he wanted to change his destination from VBT to Fayetteville (FYV), Arkansas. When the FSM controller asked the reason for the change, the pilot replied
Probable cause
A total loss of power to both engines due to fuel exhaustion. Also causal were the pilot’s reliance on the fuel totalizer rather than the fuel quantity gauges to determine the fuel on board and his improper fuel planning.
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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.
