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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech 58 · Bear Branch, KY · April 27, 2010

Date: April 27, 2010 · 12:26 local
Place: Bear Branch, KY
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N1856S
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA10FA246
Reported as: Beech 58
Reported engine: Continental IO-520 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,587 total1,587 in this make and model31 in the last 90 days

N1856SRegistration cancelled Nov 8, 2013 · Beech 58S/N TH-1300 · Built 1981 Airframe modelBeech 58 Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On April 27, 2010, about 1226 eastern daylight time, a Beech 58, N1856S, registered to the island trading ltd and operated by an individual, crashed in the daniel boone national forest near Bear Branch, Kentucky, during an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight from the frederick municipal airport (fdk), frederick, Maryland to the olive Branch airport (olv), olive Branch, mississipi. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and an IFR flight plan was filed for the title 14 code of federal regulations part 91 personal flight. The airplane was destroyed and the pilot/owner and passenger were killed.

As the FAA filed it

ON APRIL 27, 2010, ABOUT 1226 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A BEECH 58, N1856S, REGISTERED TO THE ISLAND TRADING LTD AND OPERATED BY AN INDIVIDUAL, CRASHED IN THE DANIEL BOONE NATIONAL FOREST NEAR BEAR BRANCH, KENTUCKY, DURING AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES (IFR) FLIGHT FROM THE FREDERICK MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (FDK), FREDERICK, MARYLAND TO THE OLIVE BRANCH AIRPORT (OLV), OLIVE BRANCH, MISSISSIPI. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT/OWNER AND PASSENGER WERE KILLED.

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 ERA10FA246Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportBear Branch, KYThe pilot's improper in-flight planning/decision, his continued flight into adverse weather (icing conditions), and failure to maintain an adequate airspeed during the emergency descent.Apr 27, 2010 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N1856S · 1

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

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