Beech A60 accident near Santa Rosa, NM
On May 5, 2019, a Beech A60 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Santa Rosa, NM. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- May 5, 2019
- Place
- Santa Rosa, NM
- Aircraft
- Beech A60 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 34.940°N, 104.668°W
- NTSB ID
- 20190505X10250
Official records · ANC19FA018
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Air Traffic Control Summary: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn May 5, 2019, about 1600 mountain daylight time, a Beech A60 airplane, N102SN, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Santa Rosa, New Mexico. The commercial pilot and one passenger sustained fatal injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The flight originated from Arlington Airport (GKY), Arlington, Texas, about 1431 central daylight time (1331 mountain daylight time) and was destined for Santa Fe Municipal Airport (SAF), Santa Fe, New Mexico. The airplane's Insight GEM-1200 engine monitor device recorded that, about 2.25 hours into the flight, the left engine exhaust gas temperature and cylinder head temperature began to decrease, the device had an internal clock that was not set prior to the accident flight and defaulted to midnight so the exact times were unknown. About that same time during the flight, the pilot contacted air traffic control (ATC) and asked to divert to the nearest airport because of a fuel pump issue. The pilot did not provide any details about the fuel pump issue to ATC but stated that the request was precautionary; he did not declare an emergency during the flight. The controller suggested Santa Rosa Route 66 Airport (SXU), Santa Rosa, New Mexico, and the airplane turned from a northwest heading to a southwest heading toward SXU. The controller asked the pilot to provide the remaining fuel quantity; the pilot responded that he did not have the time to provide that information and that he was switching to the airport's UNICOM frequency. The air
Probable cause
The pilot's loss of airplane control due to his failure to maintain appropriate control inputs and airspeed after shutting down an engine because of a progressive failure of the pressure relief valve in the fuel pump, which resulted in variable fuel pressure in the engine. Contributing to the loss of control was the pilot's use of multiple impairing medications.
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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.
