# Accident 19990629045379A: Beech 58A, Atlanta, GA, June 29, 1999 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: June 29, 1999, 06:25 local time - Place: Atlanta, GA - Airport: Fulton County Airport-Brown Field - Damage: No damage - Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135) - Operator: PA9A - Location: 33.7764° N, 84.5375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from the FAA’s distance and direction from , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7764&lon=-84.5375&mi=10 - Aircraft: N17915, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17915-2001-12-03) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Beech 58 (registry code 1152740, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BEECH 58A - NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL99FA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99FA102) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990629045379A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-23)THIS ACCIDENT WAS FATAL TO BOTH CREWMEMBERS. THE COMPANY OPERATING CERTIFICATE IS HELD BY THE NASHVILLE FSDO-03. DURING THE COURSE OF THIS INVESTIGATION, ERRORS WERE DISCOVERED IN THE COMPANY TRAINING PROCEDURES. AS A RESULT, EIR ACTION HAS BEEN INIATIATED BY THE PRINCIPAL OPERATIONS INSPECTOR FOR THE COMPANY. ADDITIONALLY, THERE WERE NO STALL STRIPS INSTALLED ON THE WINGS OF THIS AIRPLANE, AND MULTIPLE CYLINDER BASE NUTS WERE CRACKED OR MISSING FOR THE RIGHT ENGINE. NEITHER PROPELLER APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN FEATHERED. THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE FOR THE RIGHT ENGINE WAS FOUND IN THE OFF POSITION. THIS DID NOT AGREE WITH THE POSITION OF THE FUEL SELECTOR CONTROL FOUND IN THE COCKPIT. THE LEFT FUEL SELECTOR CONTROL AND THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE WERE FOUND IN THE ON POSITION. NO FUEL WAS FOUND IN THIS SYSTEM. THE LEFT ENGINE FUEL DISTRIBUTION SPIDER ON THE ENGINE WAS DRY. (.19)ON JUNE 29, 1999, AT 0625, EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A BEECH 58, N17915, COLLIDED WITH TREES AND BURST INTO FLAMES DURING AN ATTEMPTED FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A TAKEOFF FROM FULTON COUNTY AIRPORT, IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA. THE CARGO FLIGHT WAS OPERATED BY PARAGON AIR EXPRESS AS FLIGHT 711 UNDER THE PR OVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 135 WITH AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES (IFR) CLEARANCE. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND THE SECOND PILOT WERE FATALLY INJURED; THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED. THE CARGO FLIGHT DEPARTED ATLANTA, GEORGIA, AT 0623. ACCORDING TO THE TOWER CONTROLLER, THE PILOT REQUESTED TAXI AND AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT CLEARANCE TO MOBILE, ALABAMA. THE PILOT WAS INSTRUCTED TO TAXI TO RUNWAY 26 FOR TAKEOFF. THE PILOT WAS ISSUED AN AS-FILED IFR CLEARANCE AND WAS CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD AN ENGINE PROBLEM AND REQUESTED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT. THE CONTROLLER CLEARED FLIGHT TO LAND ON ANY RUNWAY. ACCORDING TO AN AIRCRAFT MECHANIC LOCATED IN A HANGAR AT THE AIRPORT, HE COULD ONLY HEAR ONE ENGINE RUNNING AS THE PILOT MANEUVERED WEST OF THE AIRPORT. ANOTHER WITNESS DRIVING EAST ON INTERSTATE 20 OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE AS IT FLEW LOW OVER THE HIGHWAY AND SUBSEQUENTLY COLLIDED WITH TREES AND BURST INTO FLAMES. EXAMINATION OF THE ACCIDENT SITE DISCLOSED THAT WRECKAGE DEBRIS WAS SCATTERED OVER AN AREA 220 LONG AND 45 FEET WIDE. THE WRECKAGE PATH WAS ORIENTATED ON A 085 DEGREE MAGNETIC HEADING, AND THE MAIN WRECKAGE WAS ORIENTATED ON A 270 DEGREE MAGNETIC HEADING. EXAMINATION OF THE MAIN WRECKAGE ALSO DISCLOSED EXTENSIVE FIRE DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME CENTER SECTION. THE LEFT WING ASSEMBLY WAS LOCATED 120 FEET WEST OF THE MAIN WRECKAGE. ACCORDING TO THE OPERATOR, FLIGHT 711 WAS A SCHEDULED DAILY FLIGHT FROM ATLANTA. ## 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 ATL99FA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99FA102), Jun 29, 1999: Beech BE-58 (N17915), Atlanta, GA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, and the pilot's failure to follow emergency procedures that resulted in the uncontrolled collision with trees. ## Other reports on N17915 (3) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 19950327008479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950327008479I), Mar 27, 1995: Beech 58 (N17915), Mc Allen, TX, Minor damage. Narrative: on landing rollout at mfe, nose landing gear collapsed and nose of aircraft struck and skidded on runway. Inspection revealed rod-end p/n AMXL6G had… - [Incident 19880209020049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880209020049I), Feb 9, 1988: Beech 58 (N17915), Lubbock, TX. Executed 2 ILS approaches to airport when weather was below minimum. Not authorized by operating specifications. - [Incident 19850718040049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850718040049I), Jul 18, 1985: Beech 58 (N17915), Midland, TX, Minor damage. Brakes locked after landing and right main gear collapsed. Brake mechanism found to be worn. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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