Beech C99 accident near Norfolk, NE
On October 8, 2024, a Beech C99 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Norfolk, NE. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- October 8, 2024
- Place
- Norfolk, NE
- Aircraft
- Beech C99 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 41.974°N, 97.433°W
- NTSB ID
- 20241008195272
Official records · CEN25FA006
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn October 7, 2024, about 1938 central daylight time, a Beech C99 airplane, N130GP, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Norfolk, Nebraska. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 135 cargo flight. The flight originated from Eppley Airfield (OMA), Omaha, Nebraska. The pilot flew to The O’Neill Municipal Airport-John L Baker Field (ONL), where he received cargo and additional fuel. The pilot continued to Norfolk Regional Airport/Karl Stefan Memorial Field (OFK), Norfolk, Nebraska, where he received additional cargo. The accident occurred during departure on the return flight to OMA. Airport surveillance video captured the airplane departing from runway 20 around dusk. Shortly after takeoff, the airplane entered a left bank and began to descend. The airplane descended out of view behind a building in a steep left bank and nose-down pitch attitude. An internet-based flight tracking service captured ADS-B track data for the flight, which consisted of 8 points over 24 seconds. The first recorded point was at 1937:52 at an altitude of 1,525 ft and 105 knots (kts) ground speed. As the airplane continued to climb, the recorded ground speed decreased. The airplane reached its highest recorded altitude of 1,725 ft at 1938:07. At that time, the airplane’s ground speed had decreased to 84 kts. The final recorded point, at 1938:16, showed an altitude of 1,650 ft and 85 kts ground speed. Figure 1 depicts the ADS-B flight track information overlaid on satellite imagery of the departure runwa
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed following a partial loss of engine power during takeoff, which resulted in a loss of airplane control. Contributing to the accident was the fatigue failure of the compressor turbine fan disk blade.
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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.
