# Accident 20001130038509A: Beech D55, Clifton/Morenci, AZ, November 30, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 30, 2000, 19:44 local time
- Place: Clifton/Morenci, AZ
- Airport: Greenlee County Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9570° N, 109.2112° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GREENLEE COUNTY (CFT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9570&lon=-109.2112&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7910R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7910R-2004-04-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D55 (registry code 1152730, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D55
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001130038509A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ACCORDING TO THE SECOND PILOT, AN ATTEMPT WAS BEING MADE TO TURN ON RADIO CONTROLLED LIGHTS BY THE PILOT. AFTER SEVERAL CIRCLING ATTEMPTS, AND NO RUNWAY LIGHTS, THE PILOT MADE AN APPROACH TO RWY 7 AT CFT. DURING THE LANDING APPROACH, THE PILOT MADE A COMMENT THAT HE WAS TOO LOW AND WAS PERFORMING A GO-AROUND.  AT THAT TIME, THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WING STRUCK A POWER POLE WHICH RUPTURED ITS FUEL CELL.  A LEFT WING FIRE STARTED AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND APPROX 200 YARDS FROM THE POWER POLE.  BOTH PILOTS WERE ABLE TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT.  DURING MEDICAL TRANSPORT TO THE MORENCI MEDICAL CENTER, MR. ROBERT G. TERRELL EXPIRED.  MR. ROBERT S. TERRELL HAD SERIOUS BURNS OVER 40% OF HIS BODY.  MR. ROBERT S. TERRELL STATES THAT THERE WAS A PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL BETWEEN SHOWLOW AND CLIFTON AIRPORTS AND THAT THE ALTIMETER WAS NOT CORRECTED FOR THIS.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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