Beech E-90 accident near Marietta, OH
On October 18, 2022, a Beech E-90 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Marietta, OH. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- October 18, 2022
- Place
- Marietta, OH
- Aircraft
- Beech E-90 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 39.401°N, 81.410°W
- NTSB ID
- 20221018106151
Official records · ERA23FA024
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Parkersburg ATC Summary Of Flight: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn October 18, 2022, at 0709 eastern daylight time, a Beech E-90, N515GK, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident in Marietta, Ohio. The two commercial pilots were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 135 positioning flight. The flight originated at the John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH), Columbus, Ohio, about 0640 and was enroute to Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport (PKB), Parkersburg, West Virginia. Automatic dependent surveillance - broadcast (ADS-B) data revealed that after takeoff from CMH the airplane climbed and turned on a ground track of 115°, and then leveled off at 11,000 ft mean sea level (msl), where it remained for most of the enroute portion of the 75-nautical-mile (nm) flight. Air traffic control (ATC) communication information revealed that the flight crew was in communication with the Indianapolis Air Route Traffic Control Center during the enroute portion the flight and that all communications with the controllers were normal with no indication of any irregularities. After departing the cruise portion of the flight, in preparation for the approach into PKB, the airplane descended at a rate of about 1,200 ft per minute at a calculated airspeed of 122 knots. As the airplane approached PKB, the controllers cleared the flight to descend and maintain 4,000 ft msl. About 0706, the pilot contacted PKB requesting the RNAV approach to runway 21 and was instructed to report upon reaching MIDCO, the Final Approach Fix (FAF) for that instrument approach. MIDCO was
Probable cause
Structural icing on the tailplane that resulted in a tailplane stall and subsequent loss of control.
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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.
