# Accident 20120726016179A: Beech B-60, Sedona, AZ, July 26, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 2012, 08:30 local time
- Place: Sedona, AZ
- Airport: Sedona
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8422° N, 111.7967° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8422&lon=-111.7967&mi=10
- Aircraft: N880LY, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N880LY-2012-12-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B-60 (registry code 1153605, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b-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 B-60
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-541 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12FA326](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12FA326) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120726016179A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 26TH, 2012, AT APPROXIMATELY 0830 MST, A 1979 BEECHCRAFT, BE-60, DUKE CRASHED OFF OF THE END OF RUNWAY 21 AT SEDONA REGIONAL AIRPORT, AZ. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED IN A RAVINE 750 FEET SOUTHWEST OF AND 300 FEET BELOW THE AIRPORT DEPARTURE END AND CAUGHT FIRE. THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS DIED IN THE ACCIDENT. THE COORDINATES WERE N34 DEGREES 50.31 MINUTES AND W111 DEGREES 47.48 MINUTES. THE APPROXIMATE SITE ALTITUDE WAS 4440 FEET ASL. THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 21 IS LISTED AT 4733 FEET ASL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOSTLY CONSUMED BY THE ENSUING FIRE

## 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 WPR12FA326](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12FA326), Jul 26, 2012: Beech B60 (N880LY), Sedona, AZ, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The airplane’s failure to rotate and the pilot’s failure to reject the takeoff, which resulted in a runway overrun for reasons that could not be undetermined because postaccident examination of 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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