What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On March 16, 2011, at approximately 1028 PST, a Beech king air 200, a twin-turbo prop airplane, N849BM departed from Long Beach municipal airport on runway 30. During the take-off/climb-out phase of flight, N849BM banked into a continuous left hand turn and impacted the ground. The aircraft impacted the edge of runway 16R/34L at a sharp angle to the ground, erupted into flames and skidded approximately 400 feet across a grassy area between runway 16R/34L and the west ramp. The aircraft came to rest in the grassy area pointed west, approximately 250 feet north of taxiway j and 50 feet east of the west ramp. The burned debris field extended from the initial impact site to the aircraft fuselage, approximately 40 feet wide. Multiple pieces of the aircraft were scattered within and to the sides of the burn path. There were six persons on board, five were deceased which included one air crewman, one survivor sustained critical injuries. The aircraft is owned by carde equipment sales, LLC and was operating under 14 CFR part 91 flight rules.
As the FAA filed it
ON MARCH 16, 2011, AT APPROXIMATELY 1028 PST, A BEECH KING AIR 200, A TWIN-TURBO PROP AIRPLANE, N849BM DEPARTED FROM LONG BEACH MUNICIPAL AIRPORT ON RUNWAY 30. DURING THE TAKE-OFF/CLIMB-OUT PHASE OF FLIGHT, N849BM BANKED INTO A CONTINUOUS LEFT HAND TURN AND IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE EDGE OF RUNWAY 16R/34L AT A SHARP ANGLE TO THE GROUND, ERUPTED INTO FLAMES AND SKIDDED APPROXIMATELY 400 FEET ACROSS A GRASSY AREA BETWEEN RUNWAY 16R/34L AND THE WEST RAMP. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN THE GRASSY AREA POINTED WEST, APPROXIMATELY 250 FEET NORTH OF TAXIWAY J AND 50 FEET EAST OF THE WEST RAMP. THE BURNED DEBRIS FIELD EXTENDED FROM THE INITIAL IMPACT SITE TO THE AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE, APPROXIMATELY 40 FEET WIDE. MULTIPLE PIECES OF THE AIRCRAFT WERE SCATTERED WITHIN AND TO THE SIDES OF THE BURN PATH. THERE WERE SIX PERSONS ON BOARD, FIVE WERE DECEASED WHICH INCLUDED ONE AIR CREWMAN, ONE SURVIVOR SUSTAINED CRITICAL INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT IS OWNED BY CARDE EQUIPMENT SALES, LLC AND WAS OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT RULES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.