Hawker Beechcraft Corp G58 accident near Credit, AR
On January 4, 2021, a Hawker Beechcraft Corp G58 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Credit, AR. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- January 4, 2021
- Place
- Credit, AR
- Aircraft
- Hawker Beechcraft Corp G58 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 35.707°N, 90.945°W
- NTSB ID
- 20210104102486
Official records · CEN21LA107
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Air Traffic Control And Weather Information: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn January 4, 2021, about 0933 central standard time, a Hawker Beechcraft G58 airplane, N325GC, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Credit, Arkansas. The private pilot and passenger sustained fatal injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 business flight. According to flight track data, the airplane departed from JBR at 0924. After departure, the airplane flew southwest, climbed to about 2,300 ft above mean sea level, and started to descend. The flight continued to track southwest until 0932, when it turned right to the northwest. The flight track data was lost about 0933 which coincided with the accident site location. A witness who departed behind the airplane reported that everything seemed normal with the airplane during its runup and departure. Several witnesses reported seeing and hearing the airplane shortly before the accident. One witness who was about 1 mile from the airport reported the airplane was flying in a southwesterly direction at an altitude of 500 to 800 above ground level (agl). This witness reported the engines did not “sound good” and they were making a “popping” noise as if they were not firing on all cylinders. A third witness reported seeing the airplane flying parallel to the high-tension powerlines at an altitude of an aerial application airplane. This witness reported it sounded like one engine was operating normally and the other was “sputtering,” before both engines quit. The airplane impacted a flat muddy rice field about 16 miles southwest of JBR. The airplane w
Probable cause
A loss of left engine power for undetermined reasons, which resulted in an emergency descent with one engine inoperative and inadvertent collision with transmission lines. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s inability to respond appropriately to the emergency due to impairment from his previous use of cocaine and multiple other impairing drugs.
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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.
