# Accident 20090718011639A: Beech TC45J, Verdel, NE, July 18, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 2009, 13:12 local time
- Place: Verdel, NE
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8069° N, 98.1894° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8069&lon=-98.1894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6688, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6688-2010-03-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech TC-45J (registry code 1151022, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-tc-45j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH TC45J
- Reported engine: PWA R985*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 0 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09LA444](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA444) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090718011639A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 CEN09LA444](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA444), Jul 19, 2009: Beech TC-45J (N6688), Verdel, NE, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The 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…

## Other reports on N6688 (2)

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

- [Incident 19910502035759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910502035759I), May 2, 1991: Beech TC45J (N6688), Nassau, Bahamas, Minor damage. Unsafe gear light on final. Made go around. Gear visually down. Gear collapsed on rollout. Gear warning system out.
- [Incident 19881231070539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881231070539I), Dec 31, 1988: Beech TC45J (N6688), Miami, FL, Minor damage. Electrical failure on rollout. Gear began to retract. Made a go around. Landed safely. Minor damage to propeller.

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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