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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech E-90 · Karnack, TX · July 7, 2012

Date: July 7, 2012 · 04:03 local
Place: Karnack, TX
Phase of flight: Maneuver
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N987GM
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN12FA421
Reported as: Beech E-90
Reported engine: U/A Canada PT6A-27-28
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot

N987GMRegistration cancelled Jul 9, 2015 · Beech E-90S/N LW-65 · Built 1973 Airframe modelBeech E-90 Engine modelU/A Canada PT6A-27-28Turbo-prop

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What happened

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Aircraft was receiving VFR flight following from ZFW30 to brownsville TX. Aircraft entered an area of thunderstorms at altitude 14600. Pilot call stated trying to exit the area. Radar and radio contact were lost simultaniously.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS RECEIVING VFR FLIGHT FOLLOWING FROM ZFW30 TO BROWNSVILLE TX. AIRCRAFT ENTERED AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS AT ALTITUDE 14600. PILOT CALL STATED TRYING TO EXIT THE AREA. RADAR AND RADIO CONTACT WERE LOST SIMULTANIOUSLY.

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 CEN12FA421Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportKarnack, TXThe pilot's inadvertent flight into thunderstorm activity, which resulted in the loss of airplane control and the subsequent exceedance of the airplane's design limits and in-flight breakup. Contributing to the accident was the failure of air traffic control…Jul 7, 2012 · Destroyed

Other reports on N987GM · 1

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

Incident 20000128003869IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Phoenix, AZPilot landed on runway 26R at the phx airport. He was instructed to exit left onto taxiway B8, which was a revers high speed exit, meaning that it was 45 from the rear of the aircraft. This type of action, there is no taiway turn lines leading off of the…Jan 28, 2000 · Minor damage