# Accident 20100607036919A: Beech 60, Edenton, NC, June 7, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 2010, 20:00 local time
- Place: Edenton, NC
- Airport: Northeastern Regional
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0278° N, 76.5669° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0278&lon=-76.5669&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7022D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7022D-2013-09-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 60 (registry code 1153602, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-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 60
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-541 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 400 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10LA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA302) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100607036919A

## Narrative

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

DURING THE CONDUCT OF AN INSTRUMENT PROFICIENCY CHECK, THE INSTRUCTOR PULLED THE THROTTLE ON THE LEFT ENGINE TO SIMULATE AN ENGINE FAILURE ON TAKEOFF AT APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET IN THE AIR.  PILOT CLAIMED HE TRIED TO ADVANCE THE THROTTLES BUT INSTRUCTORS HANDS WERE IN THE WAY.  THE PLANE BANKED SHARPLY TO THE LEFT AND CRASHED IN THE TREES ON THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 1.  THE PLANE WAS DESTROYED IN THE FIRE.  THE INSTRUCTOR DIED IN THE CRASH.  THE OWNER ESCAPED WITH SERIOUS INJURIES.

## 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 ERA10LA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA302), Jun 7, 2010: Beech 60 (N7022D), Edenton, NC, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The flight instructor’s initiation of a simulated single engine scenario at or below the airplane’s minimum single engine control speed, resulting in a loss of airplane control. Contributing to the…

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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