Beech F33 accident near Hatboro, PA

On August 8, 2019, a Beech F33 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Hatboro, PA. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.

Date

August 8, 2019

Place

Hatboro, PA

Aircraft

Beech F33 · Airplane

Injuries

3 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor

Damage

Destroyed

Position

40.172°N, 75.080°W

NTSB ID

20190808X71425

Official records · ERA19FA240

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

Air traffic control records

• Air Traffic Control - Attachment 1 - Pne Audio Recording: Audio recording (WAV), on ntsb.gov
• Air Traffic Control - Attachment 2 - Phl Audio Recording: Audio recording (WAV), on ntsb.gov
• Air Traffic Control Grahics: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
• Air Traffic Control Attachment 3 - Aircraft Accident Package: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
• Air Traffic Control Attachment 4 - Radar Data: Document (PPB), on ntsb.gov

NTSB summary

HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn August 8, 2019, about 0615 eastern daylight time, a Beech F33A, N4082S, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident in Hatboro, Pennsylvania. The pilot and two passengers were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to the pilot's brother-in-law, the pilot and passengers were headed to St. Louis, Missouri, and then intended to fly to Sacramento, California. The pilot’s brother stated that the pilot intended to stop after the first day of flying in St. Louis, Missouri. According to a fuel technician at the pilot's departure airport of Northeast Philadelphia Airport (PNE), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on the day before the accident, the pilot had returned in the morning from a flight in the accident airplane. The fuel technician had serviced the airplane numerous times in the past and was accustomed to interacting with the pilot, who would routinely help the fuel technician with his activities; however, the technician reported that, on this day, the pilot stated, "I'd be willing to help, but I've been having some chest pains." The fuel technician indicated that the pilot made no further comments regarding the chest pains, and, after fueling, he watched the pilot push the airplane back into his hangar with a motorized pusher. According to Leidos Flight Service, the pilot called and received two outlook weather briefings the day before the accident, at 1153 and 1958. The morning of the accident, at 0351, the pilot called and received a standard weather briefing; he also file

Probable cause

The pilot's loss of airplane control due to spatial disorientation during the departure climb after entering instrument meteorological conditions.

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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.