Beech C90 accident near Geneva, FL

On December 8, 2017, a Beech C90 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Geneva, FL. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.

Date

December 8, 2017

Place

Geneva, FL

Aircraft

Beech C90 · Airplane

Injuries

3 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor

Damage

Destroyed

Position

28.765°N, 81.061°W

NTSB ID

20171208X32353

Official records · WPR18FA045

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

Air traffic control records

• Transcript of Radio Communications: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
• Record of Conversation - L3 Communications Chief Flight Instructor and Director of Operations: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov

NTSB summary

HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn December 8, 2017, about 1115 eastern standard time, a Beech C90, N19LW, was destroyed when it impacted the waters of Lake Harney, near Geneva, Florida. The flight instructor, commercial pilot receiving instruction, and commercial pilot-rated passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was registered to Planemarketing LLC, Vero Beach, Florida, and was being operated by L3 Airline Academy as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 instructional flight. Instrument meteorological conditions existed in the area and an instrument flight rules flight plan was filed for the flight, which originated from Orlando Sanford International Airport (SFB), Sanford, Florida, about 0753. The chief flight instructor at L3 Airline Academy reported that the accident flight was the students' (commercial pilots) first flight in the Beech C90 as part of their High-Performance Aircraft course. He stated that, during the course, the flight instructor would be seated in the left seat, and the two pilots receiving instruction would take turns in the right seat during the flight. The chief flight instructor stated that the accident flight initially flew to Baldwin County Airport (MLJ), Milledgeville, Georgia, before returning to Sanford, most likely due to weather in the area. Review of air traffic control and radar information provided by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) revealed that the flight returned to SFB and conducted a practice instrument approach to runway 9. After completing the instrument approach, the pilot contacted the Central Florida Terminal Radar Ap

Probable cause

The pilot's loss of airplane control due to spatial disorientation during an instrument approach in instrument meteorological conditions, and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor's impairment from the use of prescription pain medication.

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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.