# Accident 20110415006259A: Beech E-55, Dequeen, AR, April 15, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 2011, 08:30 local time
- Place: Dequeen, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0469° N, 94.3994° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0469&lon=-94.3994&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3959W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3959W-2017-07-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E-55 (registry code 1152732, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e-55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E-55
- Reported engine: CONTINENTAL IO-520
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11FA285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11FA285) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110415006259A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 15, 2011, AT 0830 CDT, A BEECH BARON E-55, N3959W, REGISTERED TO ROSE RESOURCES OIL & GAS INC, EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, STALLED AND SPUN ON TAKEOFF AT J LYNN HELMS SEVIER COUNTY AIRPORT, DEQUEEN, ARKANSAS, WHILE ON A PART 91 FLIGHT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTOYED, AND THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES.   THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT DEQUEEN, ARKANSAS, ON APRIL 15, 2011, AT 0830 CDT.

## 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 CEN11FA285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11FA285), Apr 15, 2011: Hawker-Beechcraft E-55 (N3959W), De Queen, AR, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of control during takeoff for undetermined reasons.

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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