Beech 58TC accident near Mesa, CO

On October 11, 2021, a Beech 58TC (airplane) was involved in an accident near Mesa, CO. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.

Date

October 11, 2021

Place

Mesa, CO

Aircraft

Beech 58TC · Airplane

Injuries

1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor

Damage

Destroyed

Position

39.206°N, 108.124°W

NTSB ID

20211011104079

Official records · CEN22FA011

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

Air traffic control records

• Air Traffic Control Recording: Recording (MP4), on ntsb.gov
• Air Traffic Control - Track Data (Opsvue): Document (CSV), on ntsb.gov

NTSB summary

HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn October 11, 2021, about 0857 mountain daylight time, a Beech 58TC airplane, N6748V, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Mesa, Colorado. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. Fixed-base operator employees at Blake Field Airport (AJZ), Delta, Colorado, stated that, before the airplane departed, the pilot fueled the airplane with 100 gallons of 100 low-lead aviation gasoline. The airplane taxied away from the fuel pump about 0839 and proceeded to runway 3. The airplane departed about 0843 and proceeded northeast toward its destination, Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport (RKS), Rock Springs, Wyoming. The employees also stated that this flight was the first one after the airplane’s latest annual inspection, which had been completed on October 1, 2021. Automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast data revealed that the airplane proceeded northeast for about 4 nautical miles and then turned left to a north-northwest direction and climbed over Grand Mesa. Recorded air traffic control communications revealed that, about 0852, the pilot reported climbing through 11,000 ft mean sea level (msl) for 14,000 ft msl. After crossing over Grand Mesa, the airplane reached an altitude of about 14,000 ft msl. At 0855:51, the airplane turned right, descended about 1,000 ft, and then climbed to 15,000 ft msl. At 0856:26, the airplane descended rapidly toward terrain. At 0857:00, the controller asked the pilot, “did you get an updraft, mountain wave out there? I’m showing you

Probable cause

The maintenance personnel’s failure to properly tighten the turbocharger oil line and the right engine propeller governor, which resulted in a loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the loss of airplane control following the loss of engine power.

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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.