Beech 60 accident near Loveland, CO

On May 15, 2019, a Beech 60 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Loveland, CO. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.

Date

May 15, 2019

Place

Loveland, CO

Aircraft

Beech 60 · Airplane

Injuries

1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor

Damage

Destroyed

Position

40.465°N, 105.086°W

NTSB ID

20190517X00154

Official records · CEN19FA143

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

Air traffic control records

• Transcript of FNL CTAF Radio Communications: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov

NTSB summary

HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn May 15, 2019, at 1248 mountain daylight time, a Beech 60, N60RK, was destroyed when it collided with terrain during an emergency landing at Northern Colorado Regional Airport (FNL), Loveland, Colorado. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was registered to Majeste Air LLC, and was being operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions existed at the accident site at the time of the accident, and no flight plan was filed for the flight which originated from Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (BJC), Broomfield, Colorado, about 1230, was destined for FNL. The airplane had been at BJC since July 2017 for the installation of new avionics which included a primary flight display (PFD); multi-function display (MFD); a backup to the electronic flight instrument system (EFIS); two navigation, communication, and GPS units, a transponder, audio panel, and associated wiring. According to individuals who performed work on the airplane, a Hobbs meter oil hose was installed, as well as a longer fuel line in order to use the same mounting locations for the fuel flow transducers. This was only required on the right engine because of the location of air conditioning compressor. Three engine runs were conducted after the work was completed. The first test run revealed an oil leak in the left engine oil pressure transducer. The line was retorqued and the two subsequent engine runs revealed no anomalies. The pilot arrived at the airport about 1130. He had been issued a ferry permit, but the airplane was

Probable cause

A loss of control due to an inflight right engine fire due to the loose fuel hose between the engine-driven fuel pump and the flow transducer.

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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.