Beech 58 accident near Sioux Falls, SD
On December 25, 2018, a Beech 58 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Sioux Falls, SD. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- December 25, 2018
- Place
- Sioux Falls, SD
- Aircraft
- Beech 58 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 43.502°N, 96.701°W
- NTSB ID
- 20181226X84625
Official records · CEN19LA049
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Air Traffic Control Transcript: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn December 25, 2018, about 1703 central standard time, a Beech 58P airplane, N6745V, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. A post impact fire ensued. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to air traffic control (ATC) and automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) information, the flight departed Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR), Grand Rapids, Michigan, about 1407 and was en route to Marv Skie-Lincoln County Airport (Y14), Tea, South Dakota. The pilot had filed an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan, and instrument meteorological conditions prevailed during the last portion of the flight. Y14 did not have instrument approach capability. According to ATC transcripts, about 1647:41, the pilot confirmed that he had the most recent weather information and stated that he would "need to make an approach [into Sioux Falls Regional Airport (FSD), Sioux Falls, South Dakota] and break off"; the pilot initially intended to fly to Y14. The controller asked the pilot if he wanted the RNAV approach for runway 33 or the ILS approach for runway 3, and the pilot replied that he wanted the RNAV 33 approach. The controller cleared the flight to GIWFI initial approach fix (IAF) and told the pilot to expect the RNAV 33 approach. At 1651:50 the controller reported that the cloud ceiling was 800 ft above ground level (agl) and overcast and told the pilot he was just going to have to fly the approach into F
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the instrument approach which led to an aerodynamic stall.
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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.
