What happened
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(-23)On January 14, 2001, at approximately 17:30 mountain standard time (MST), a Beech model BE-65-A90, N616F, operated by the pilot was destroyed when it collided with and sank in the great salt lake, 23 statute miles west of the salt lake city VORTAC on the 224 degree radial. The airline transport pilot and his eight passengers were fatally injured. Weather conditions reported at the time: winds 330 at 6, visibility 0.5 miles, light snow, mist, clouds broken 500, overcast 900. A VFR flight plan was filed by the pilot with reno flight service station but was not activated for the personal flight being conducted under title 14 CFR 91. The flight originated in mesquite, Nevada (69L) at approximately 16:15 MST. Preliminary information indicates the purpose of the flight was to transport a group of skydivers back to their home "jump base" of tooele, Utah after sending a weekend in mesguita, NV. The group of jumpers from skydiver Utah had traveled to mesquite several times a year to practice their skills in better weather conditions. This was a return flight from such a weekend of practices. A review of pilot information from FAA airman information reports indicates the pilot h eld a first class airline transport pilot certificate/airplane multiengine land and commerical pilot/airplane single engine land certificates. A first class medical was issued on July 31, 2000.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)ON JANUARY 14, 2001, AT APPROXIMATELY 17:30 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME (MST), A BEECH MODEL BE-65-A90, N616F, OPERATED BY THE PILOT WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH AND SANK IN THE GREAT SALT LAKE, 23 STATUTE MILES WEST OF THE SALT LAKE CITY VORTAC ON THE 224 DEGREE RADIAL. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT AND HIS EIGHT PASSENGERS WERE FATALLY INJURED. WEATHER CONDITIONS REPORTED AT THE TIME: WINDS 330 AT 6, VISIBILITY 0.5 MILES, LIGHT SNOW, MIST, CLOUDS BROKEN 500, OVERCAST 900. A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED BY THE PILOT WITH RENO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION BUT WAS NOT ACTIVATED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT BEING CONDUCTED UNDER TITLE 14 CFR 91. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN MESQUITE, NEVADA (69L) AT APPROXIMATELY 16:15 MST. PRELIMINARY INFORMATION INDICATES THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS TO TRANSPORT A GROUP OF SKYDIVERS BACK TO THEIR HOME "JUMP BASE" OF TOOELE, UTAH AFTER SENDING A WEEKEND IN MESGUITA, NV. THE GROUP OF JUMPERS FROM SKYDIVER UTAH HAD TRAVELED TO MESQUITE SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR TO PRACTICE THEIR SKILLS IN BETTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. THIS WAS A RETURN FLIGHT FROM SUCH A WEEKEND OF PRACTICES. A REVIEW OF PILOT INFORMATION FROM FAA AIRMAN INFORMATION REPORTS INDICATES THE PILOT H ELD A FIRST CLASS AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT CERTIFICATE/AIRPLANE MULTIENGINE LAND AND COMMERICAL PILOT/AIRPLANE SINGLE ENGINE LAND CERTIFICATES. A FIRST CLASS MEDICAL WAS ISSUED ON JULY 31, 2000.
NTSB investigation
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