Beech V35A accident near Seagoville, TX

On December 19, 2014, a Beech V35A (airplane) was involved in an accident near Seagoville, TX. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.

Date

December 19, 2014

Place

Seagoville, TX

Aircraft

Beech V35A · Airplane

Injuries

1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor

Damage

Destroyed

Position

32.615°N, 96.543°W

NTSB ID

20141218X34149

Official records · CEN15FA081

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

Air traffic control records

• FAA - Air Traffic Control Aircraft Accident Package: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
• FAA - Raw Air Traffic Control Radar Data: Document (TXT), on ntsb.gov

NTSB summary

HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn December 18, 2014, at 1816 central standard time, a Beech V35A airplane, N555SF, impacted terrain near Seagoville, Texas. The pilot, the sole occupant, was fatally injured and the airplane was destroyed. The airplane was registered to and operated by a private individual under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. Night instrument meteorological conditions existed at the time of the accident. The flight departed about 1535 from the South Arkansas Regional Airport (ELD), El Dorado, Arkansas and was destined for Mesquite Metro Airport (HQZ) Mesquite, Texas. At 1708, after descending into the HQZ area, the pilot received vectors from air traffic control to final for the RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 approach, but he flew through the final approach course. After the controller issued a vector to rejoin final, the pilot flew through the final approach course a second time. The controller queried the pilot if he heard his last transmission, but the pilot did not respond. After a second query, the pilot responded that he was "busy flying the airplane." At 1712, the pilot received vectors for a second GPS approach. At 1714, the controller informed him that he had flown through final approach course again, with no acknowledgment from the pilot. Following termination of this approach by the controller, the pilot requested to fly the full GPS approach by starting from outside the initial approach fix (YEAGR). At 1723, controller informed the pilot he was abeam YEAGR and requested the aircraft's fuel status, which the pilot reported as e

Probable cause

The pilot’s loss of control and subsequent impact with terrain in 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.