# Accident 20001222024709A: Beech B200, Rangeley, ME, December 22, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 2000, 17:15 local time
- Place: Rangeley, ME
- Airport: Rangeley Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8833° N, 70.6389° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8833&lon=-70.6389&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30EM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30EM-2011-09-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B200 (registry code 1152922, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B200
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC01FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01FA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001222024709A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN REPORTED THE RUNWAY IN SIGHT AND CANCELLED IFR. HE REPORTED "LEFT BASE FOR RUNWAY 32" ON UNICOM AND THEN DISAPPEARED. WRECKAGE WAS FOUND ON A MOUNTAIN TOP ABOUT 7 MILES FROM THE AIRPORT THE NEXT MORNING. THE A/C WAS CONSUMED BY FIRE.

## 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 NYC01FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01FA058), Dec 22, 2000: Beech B200 (N30EM), Rangeley, ME, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain sufficient altitude while maneuvering to land, which resulted in a collision with terrain. Factors in the accident were the dark night, mountainous terrain,…

## Other reports on N30EM (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19970418014549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970418014549I), Apr 18, 1997: Beech B200 (N30EM), Rangeley, ME, Minor damage. Narrative: upon landing on runway 32, rangely municipal airport with approximately 3/4" of heavy, wet, snow, with crosswind from north at approximately 15K,…

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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