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FAA accident report · Beech TC-45J · Verdel, NE · July 18, 2009

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Date
July 18, 2009 · 13:12 local
Place
Verdel, NE
Phase of flight
Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6688
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN09LA444
Reported as
Beech TC45J
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R985*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,300 total0 in this make and model75 in the last 90 days
N6688Registration cancelled Mar 29, 2010 · Beech TC-45JS/N 29651 · Built 1944Airframe modelBeech TC-45JEngine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The pilot with one passenger departed from a private airfield two miles east of lynch, Nebraska. After a brief flight at low altitude the right engine began to run rough and lose power. The pilot switched the fuel selector and after not regaining power decided to make an emergency landing on a hilly pasture. The aircraft landed hard separating the main landing gear and both engines. A fire consumed most of the aircraft. The pilot was able to depart the aircraft with serious injuries and the passenger was fatally injured.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT WITH ONE PASSENGER DEPARTED FROM A PRIVATE AIRFIELD TWO MILES EAST OF LYNCH, NEBRASKA. AFTER A BRIEF FLIGHT AT LOW ALTITUDE THE RIGHT ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AND LOSE POWER. THE PILOT SWITCHED THE FUEL SELECTOR AND AFTER NOT REGAINING POWER DECIDED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A HILLY PASTURE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD SEPARATING THE MAIN LANDING GEAR AND BOTH ENGINES. A FIRE CONSUMED MOST OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO DEPART THE AIRCRAFT WITH SERIOUS INJURIES AND THE PASSENGER WAS FATALLY INJURED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN09LA444Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportVerdel, NEThe pilot's improper decision to fly an airplane that was not airworthy and for which he was not properly rated to operate, and his failure to maintain control of the airplane during a forced landing to a field following an engine failure. Contributing to the…Jul 19, 2009 · Destroyed

Other reports on N6688 · 2

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

Incident 19910502035759IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Nassau, BahamasUnsafe gear light on final. Made go around. Gear visually down. Gear collapsed on rollout. Gear warning system out.May 2, 1991 · Minor damageIncident 19881231070539ILevel Off Touchdown · Miami, FLElectrical failure on rollout. Gear began to retract. Made a go around. Landed safely. Minor damage to propeller.Dec 31, 1988 · Minor damage