Beech G33 accident near Warsaw, OH
On April 16, 2018, a Beech G33 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Warsaw, OH. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- April 16, 2018
- Place
- Warsaw, OH
- Aircraft
- Beech G33 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 40.406°N, 82.082°W
- NTSB ID
- 20180416X11351
Official records · CEN18FA143
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn April 16, 2018, about 0632 eastern daylight time, a Beech G33 airplane, N9345Q, impacted terrain near Warsaw, Ohio. The commercial pilot and the passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was substantially damaged. The airplane was privately owned and operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed, and an instrument flight rules flight plan was filed for the flight, which departed from Elyria Airport (1G1), Elyria, Ohio, and was en route to Deland Municipal Airport, Deland, Florida. According to Federal Aviation Administration air traffic control information, at 0627, the pilot reported to the controller that he needed to descend from 4,000 ft mean sea level (msl) to 3,000 ft msl due to icing. Passing through 3,700 ft, the pilot reported, "looks like we are out of the clouds here." When the airplane reached 3,000 ft, the controller asked the pilot for an update; the pilot replied that they were underneath the clouds and that the temperature was 34°F above freezing. As the airplane descended to 2,700 ft, the controller issued a low altitude alert and told the pilot that the minimum vectoring altitude in the area was 2,900 ft. The pilot acknowledged and stated, "we have some rime ice, but we are losing it." The controller asked if the pilot needed to land and the pilot responded "negative," indicating again that the icing was "clearing up" and that the temperature was 39°F; however, the airplane continued to descend through 2,200 ft. When the controller queried the pilot, the pil
Probable cause
The pilot's decision to continue flight in known icing conditions, which resulted in structural icing, degraded airplane performance, and a subsequent loss of control. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to obtain an official weather briefing before departure.
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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.
