Raytheon Aircraft Company 58 accident near Springfield Township, NJ
On June 13, 2018, a Raytheon Aircraft Company 58 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Springfield Township, NJ. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- June 13, 2018
- Place
- Springfield Township, NJ
- Aircraft
- Raytheon Aircraft Company 58 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 40.026°N, 74.756°W
- NTSB ID
- 20180613X43853
Official records · ERA18FA167
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Controller Statements: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- NTSB Prepared Partial Transcription of Radio Communications: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn June 13, 2018, about 0907 eastern daylight time, a Beech 58, N218BL, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Springfield Township, New Jersey. The private pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 personal flight. The purpose of the flight was to pick up a patient and their spouse for a volunteer medical transport flight from Barnstable Municipal Airport-Boardman/Polando Field (HYA), Hyannis, Massachusetts, to Northeast Philadelphia Airport, (PNE), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. According to a transcript of communications with the United States Air Force (USAF) McGuire Field (Joint Base McGuire Dix Lakehurst) Airport (WRI) radar approach control, about 0858, an occupant onboard the accident airplane contacted clearance delivery and was issued an amended instrument flight rules (IFR) clearance to HYA, which included the requirement to climb and maintain 2,000 ft after takeoff from South Jersey Regional Airport (VAY), Mount Holly, New Jersey. (It could not be determined if the pilot or the pilot-rated passenger was operating the radios.) At 0859:43, the controller asked if the flight was ready to depart, and an occupant responded that they were. About 0900, a military aircraft about 12 nautical miles east-northeast of VAY reported that the cloud bases were about 300 ft, then about 30 seconds later, reported being on top of the first cloud layer about 2,500 ft mean sea level (msl). The flight was released for departure about 0901, and at 0903:48, VAY security video
Probable cause
A loss of control due to spatial disorientation while climbing after departure in instrument meteorological conditions. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of recent instrument experience.
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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.
