# Accident 20041027027579A: Beech B60, Asheville, NC, October 27, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 2004, 10:50 local time
- Place: Asheville, NC
- Airport: Asheville Regional
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4622° N, 82.5528° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4622&lon=-82.5528&mi=10
- Aircraft: N611JC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N611JC-2009-12-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B-60 (registry code 1153605, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b-60) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-541 series (registry code 41536, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-541-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B60
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 13,400 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL05FA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05FA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041027027579A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WITNESSES STATED THAT N611JC HAD PROBLEMS STARTING THE RIGHT ENGINE BEFORE T/O ON OCTOBER 27, 2004. ONCE ENGINE STARTED PILOT IMMEDIATELY TAXIED TO RUNWAY 34 AND BEGAN HIS T/O ROLL. AT THE 3,000 FOOT MARKER ON A 8,000 FOOT RUNWAY AT ABOUT 100 TO 150 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND WITH GEAR UP WITNESSES HEARD A LOUD BANG. THEY STATED THE PLANE MADE NO ATTEMPT TO LAND ON THE REMAINING RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED CLIMBING AND SEEMED TO GAIN A LITTLE ALTITUDE BEFORE PASSING THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THEN THE AIRPLANE BEGAN A RIGHT DESCENDING TURN 60 TO 80 DEGREES WITH NOSE DOWN WHEN SIGHT WAS LOST WITH AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ATL05FA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05FA013), Oct 27, 2004: Beech BE-60 (N611JC), Asheville, NC, substantial damage, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to follow emergency procedures and to maintain airspeed following a loss of engine power during takeoff, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin and subsequent uncontrolled…

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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