# Accident 19990428004179A: Beech B24R, Boone, NC, April 28, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 1999, 12:50 local time
- Place: Boone, NC
- Airport: Boone Inc Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2000° N, 81.6610° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2000&lon=-81.6610&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12RF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12RF-1999-08-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B24R (registry code 1151253, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b24r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B24R
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 625 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL99LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990428004179A

## Narrative

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

ACFT CRASHED SHORTLY AFTER TAKE-OFF 1.6 MILES FROM THE ARPT, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   (.4) ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, THE CEILING WAS ABOUT 50 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, AND THE TAKEOFF APPEARED TO BE NORMAL UNTIL THE COLLISION WITH TREES. ACCORDING TO THE FAA INSPECTOR ON-SCENE, THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH TREES AND RISING TERRAIN AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE GROUND IN A WOODED AREA ABOUT 1.6 MILES SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED THAT THE AIRPLANE HAD COLLIDED WITH TREES UP-SLOPE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF A RIDGE, AT THE 3800 FOOT LEVEL. THE SLOPE OF THE RIDGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 25 DEGREES. THE INITIAL CRASH PATH THROUGH THE TREES WAS INCLINED 3-5 DEGREES. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE FOUND IT HEAT DAMAGED FROM THE POST-IMPACT FIRE. ALL OF THE ACCESSORY COMPONENTS WERE DESTROYED. ENGINE EXAMINATION AND PARTIAL DISASSEMBLY FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF ANY PRE-IMPACT MECHANICAL DEFICIENCIES THAT WOULD HAVE PREVENTED THE ENGINE FROM DEVELOPING POWER.

## 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 ATL99LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA077), Apr 28, 1999: Beech 23-B24R (N12RF), Boone, NC, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilots failure to obtain/maintain proper climb rate during initial climbout. This resulted in the collision with the mountain/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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