# Accident 19990106000199A: Beech 58P, Yamhill, OR, January 6, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 6, 1999, 17:45 local time
- Place: Yamhill, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1907° N, 123.2407° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1907&lon=-123.2407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N700LF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N700LF-1999-06-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 58P (registry code 1152744, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58P
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520LB
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA99FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99FA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990106000199A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(.19) ON JANUARY 6, 1999, ABOUT 1744 PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A BEECHCRAFT 58P, N700LF, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY EASTERN OREGON FAST FREIGHT AS A 14 CFR PART 91 CORPORATE FLIGHT, COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN WHILE ON A CONTACT APPROACH TO THE AURORA STATE AIRPORT, AURORA OREGON. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY A POST CRASH FIRE. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT AND HIS THREE PASSENGERS WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM UNION COUNTY AIRPORT, LA GRANDE, OREGON APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR AND THIRTY MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF AN ELT ACTUATING. WITNESSES IN THE AREA REPORTED SEEING AN AIRCRAFT FLYING BELOW TREE TOP LEVEL JUST PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. A WITNESS AT THE ACCIDENT SITE STATED HE HEARD THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDE WITH NEARBY TREES. (-23) 1) FUSELAGE/CABIN AREA OF AIRCRAFT ALMOST COMPLETELY CONSUMED BY POST ACCIDENT FIRE. 2) UNABLE TO ESTABLISH CONTROL CONTINUITY DUE TO COMPLETE BREAKUP OF AIRCRAFT DURING THE ACCIDENT SEQUENCE. 3) POWERPLANTS DID NOT SHOW EVIDENCE OF MALFUNCTION PRIOR TO ACCIDENT. 4) AIRCRAFT LOGBOOK REVIEW IND                                                    ICATES COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE REGULATION. 5) SEVERAL WITNESS STATEMENTS INDICATE THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS SEEN FLYING AT VERY LOW ALTITUDES, BELOW CEILINGS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. 6) ADDITIONAL WITNESS HAD INTERACTION WITH PILOT AT DEPARTURE AIRPORT, AND PROVIDES INFORMATION THAT A LACK OF COMPETENCE MAY BE CAUSAL. CONTINUED IN BLOCK 40

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA99FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99FA027), Jan 7, 1999: Beech 58P (N700LF), Yamhill, OR, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from hilly terrain while maneuvering below a low ceiling. Factors include a dark night, a low ceiling, fog, and hilly terrain.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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