Beech B200 accident near Little Rock, AR
On February 22, 2023, a Beech B200 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Little Rock, AR. 5 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- February 22, 2023
- Place
- Little Rock, AR
- Aircraft
- Beech B200 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 5 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 34.708°N, 92.238°W
- NTSB ID
- 20230222106756
Official records · CEN23FA113
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- NTSB ATC Voice Transcription Report Cen23fa113: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn February 22, 2023, about 1156 central standard time (CST), a Beech B200 airplane, N55PC, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Little Rock, Arkansas. The commercial pilot and four passengers sustained fatal injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 business flight. The flight intended to transport Consulting Toxicology and Environmental Health (CTEH) emergency workers from Little Rock, Arkansas, to Columbus, Ohio, in response to an alloy plant explosion in Bedford, Ohio. The airplane was owned and operated by CTEH. A review of radio transmissions revealed that, at 1151:16, the pilot contacted the ground controller at Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport (LIT) and stated that he had the most recent weather information, which included a low-level wind shear (LLWS) advisory. At 11:51:33, the controller issued the pilot instructions to taxi to Runway 18 via taxiway A. At 1153:07 and again at 1153:21, the controller transmitted a LLWS advisory alert. At 1154:47, the pilot requested takeoff clearance from runway 18, and the tower controller cleared the pilot for takeoff. There were no other transmissions from the pilot after takeoff, and no distress calls were recorded from the pilot on any frequency. A tower controller saw the airplane depart from runway 18 and later saw smoke coming from about 1 mile south of the airport. There were several eyewitnesses to the accident. One witness, an aircraft mechanic, saw the airplane take off from runway 18 “in a strong crosswind.” He saw the airplane clim
Probable cause
The loss of control during initial climb for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident were the sudden wind shifts during the initial climb.
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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.
