# Accident 20110316005019A: Beech 200, Long Beach, CA, March 16, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 2011, 10:28 local time
- Place: Long Beach, CA
- Airport: Long Beach /Daugherty Field/
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8172° N, 118.1564° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8172&lon=-118.1564&mi=10
- Aircraft: N849BM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N849BM-2017-07-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 200 (registry code 1152920, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 200
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 5
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,076 total, 434 in this make and model, 113 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11FA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA166) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110316005019A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR11FA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA166), Mar 16, 2011: Beech 200 (N849BM), Long Beach, CA, substantial damage, 5 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during a momentary interruption of power from the left engine during the initial takeoff climb. Contributing to the accident was…

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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