Beech F33 accident near Lumberport, WV
On March 1, 2014, a Beech F33 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Lumberport, WV. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- March 1, 2014
- Place
- Lumberport, WV
- Aircraft
- Beech F33 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 39.424°N, 80.446°W
- NTSB ID
- 20140301X53654
Official records · ERA14FA138
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On March 1, 2014, about 1215 eastern standard time, a Beech F33A, N7203E, was destroyed when it collided with trees and terrain near Lumberport, West Virginia. The private pilot was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the local personal flight, which departed Fairmont Municipal Airport (4G7), Fairmont, West Virginia, and was conducted under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. A witness, who was standing in a valley just beyond a small mountain where the accident occurred, stated that he did not see the airplane prior to the accident, but heard an engine sputtering, then go to full power. He subsequently heard trees and branches breaking, and metallic sounds, then looked up to see trees and branches falling and airplane debris descending down the side of the mountain. The witness then proceeded up the side of the mountain where he saw the remnants of the airplane. Radar information revealed that the airplane departed 4G7, elevation 1,032 feet msl, about 1140. It subsequently headed west-southwest, initially climbing to cruising altitudes of 3,500 to 3,600 feet msl by 1143, but after 1148, continued outbound at 3,300 to 3,400 feet. At 1203, and nearing the Ohio border, the airplane turned right and reversed course, tracking eastbound, back toward 4G7 and almost directly over the outbound course. It generally maintained altitudes between 3,300 feet and 3,400 feet until 1210, when it climbed to 3,500 feet. By 1211:40, the airplane had climbed to 4,000 feet, and by 1212:51, it had d
Probable cause
A stroke or cardiovascular event, which resulted in the pilot’s acute impairment or incapacitation and his subsequent flight into terrain.
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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.
