Beech E55 accident near Hope Mills, NC
On June 27, 2019, a Beech E55 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Hope Mills, NC. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- June 27, 2019
- Place
- Hope Mills, NC
- Aircraft
- Beech E55 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 34.955°N, 78.918°W
- NTSB ID
- 20190628X04252
Official records · ERA19FA201
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- ATC Transcript: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn June 27, 2019, about 2233 eastern daylight time, a Beech E-55, N664AR, was destroyed when it impacted a residence and terrain in Hope Mills, North Carolina, during approach to Fayetteville Regional Airport (FAY), Fayetteville, North Carolina. The private pilot and one person in the residence were fatally injured, and a second person in the residence was seriously injured. The personal flight was conducted under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the local flight that departed FAY about 2229. According to radio communication information provided by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the flight was cleared for takeoff from runway 4 at FAY at 2227:36. At 2229:27, the pilot reported a problem to air traffic control but did not specify what the problem was; he stated that he wanted to turn around and land. The controller offered the pilot either runway 28 or runway 4. The pilot stated that he thought runway 4 was “alright” but that there was an “awful lot of control wheel weight." At 2229:44, the flight was cleared to land on runway 4. At 2230:52, the pilot stated, "it's really wanting to pitch down bad for some reason." No further communications were received from the pilot. At 2232:02, the controller asked the pilot if he would be able to make the turn (onto final approach) and, at 2233:18, he initiated emergency procedures. The wreckage was subsequently located about 2 miles southwest of the approach end of runway 4. A witness, who was wa
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to disengage an uncommanded nose-down pitch input. Contributing to the accident was improper maintenance of the pitch trim servo, which would have precluded a physical override of the pitch servo.
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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.
