Beech B100 accident near Pearland, TX

On February 19, 2014, a Beech B100 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Pearland, TX. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.

Date

February 19, 2014

Place

Pearland, TX

Aircraft

Beech B100 · Airplane

Injuries

1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor

Damage

Destroyed

Position

29.517°N, 95.260°W

NTSB ID

20140219X30611

Official records · CEN14FA145

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

Air traffic control records

• Air Traffic Control Factual Report: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
• Air Traffic Control Approach Chart RNAV (GPS) RWY32: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
• Air Traffic Control NATCA Party Status Certification: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
• Air Traffic Control 7230-4: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov

NTSB summary

HISTORY OF FLIGHT On February 19, 2014, about 0845 central standard time (CST), a Beech B100 King Air, airplane, N811BL, impacted terrain near Pearland, Texas. The private rated pilot, the sole occupant, was fatally injured, and the airplane was destroyed. The airplane was registered to and operated by TDC Aviation, LLC, Wilmington, Delaware. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed and an instrument flight plan was filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 cross-country flight. The flight originated from Austin, Texas. There were several witnesses in the general area of the accident site; two witnesses reported hearing the airplane overhead, but could not see it because of the clouds. Three witnesses, who were working in an oil field, reported seeing the airplane impact the ground nose first. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot held a private pilot certificate with ratings for airplane single and multi-engine land. The pilot held a third class medical certificate that was issued both as a student pilot and medical certificate on January 6, 2010, with the restriction; "must wear corrective lenses". At the time of the exam, the pilot reported 10 hours total flight time with 10 hours in last six months. The pilot's log book was located in the wreckage. A review of the log book revealed he had accumulated 1,281.6 total flight hours with 736.2 in single-engine airplanes, 512.4 in multi-engine airplanes, and 192.9 hours in the accident airplane. The review also revealed that he had a total of 29.7 total hours of actual instrument and 29.8 total hours of simulated in

Probable cause

The noninstrument-rated pilot's loss of airplane control during a missed instrument approach. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to file an instrument flight rules flight plan and to fly into known instrument meteorological conditions.

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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.