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FAA accident report · Hawker Beechcraft 390 · South Bend, IN · March 17, 2013

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Date
March 17, 2013 · 16:23 local
Place
South Bend, IN
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N26DK
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN13FA196
Reported as
Hawker Beechcraft 390
Reported engine
Williams FJ44-2A
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
2
Other injuries
2
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,565 total
N26DKRegistration cancelled Jul 31, 2021 · Hawker Beechcraft 390S/N RB-226Airframe modelHawker Beechcraft 390Engine modelWilliams FJ44-2ATurbo-fan

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On March 17, 2013, at 1623 eastern daylight time, a Hawker Beechcraft model 390 (premier IA), N26DK, serial number RB-226, collided with three residential structures and terrain following an aborted landing attempt on runway 9R located at the South Bend regional airport (ksbn), South Bend, Indiana. The private pilot and passenger occupying the cockpit seats were fatally injured. An additional two passengers and one individual on the ground sustained serious injuries. The part 91 flight was on an instrument flight plan. Day visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the business flight that departed richard lloyd jones jr. airport (krvs), tulsa, Oklahoma, at 1358 central daylight time.

There are outstanding questions as to the actual number of flight hours logged by the PIC. According to his FAA medical applications, he went from 400 hours to 1500 hours in one calendar year while working full time and only flying as a hobby. No logbooks were located to corroborate any of these figures.

As the FAA filed it

ON MARCH 17, 2013, AT 1623 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A HAWKER BEECHCRAFT MODEL 390 (PREMIER IA), N26DK, SERIAL NUMBER RB-226, COLLIDED WITH THREE RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES AND TERRAIN FOLLOWING AN ABORTED LANDING ATTEMPT ON RUNWAY 9R LOCATED AT THE SOUTH BEND REGIONAL AIRPORT (KSBN), SOUTH BEND, INDIANA. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND PASSENGER OCCUPYING THE COCKPIT SEATS WERE FATALLY INJURED. AN ADDITIONAL TWO PASSENGERS AND ONE INDIVIDUAL ON THE GROUND SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE PART 91 FLIGHT WAS ON AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT PLAN. DAY VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE BUSINESS FLIGHT THAT DEPARTED RICHARD LLOYD JONES JR. AIRPORT (KRVS), TULSA, OKLAHOMA, AT 1358 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME.

THERE ARE OUTSTANDING QUESTIONS AS TO THE ACTUAL NUMBER OF FLIGHT HOURS LOGGED BY THE PIC. ACCORDING TO HIS FAA MEDICAL APPLICATIONS, HE WENT FROM 400 HOURS TO 1500 HOURS IN ONE CALENDAR YEAR WHILE WORKING FULL TIME AND ONLY FLYING AS A HOBBY. NO LOGBOOKS WERE LOCATED TO CORROBORATE ANY OF THESE FIGURES.

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 CEN13FA196Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportSouth Bend, INThe private pilot's inadequate response to the dual engine shutdown during cruise descent, including his failure to adhere to procedures, which ultimately resulted in his failure to maintain airplane control during a single-engine go-around. An additional…Mar 17, 2013 · Destroyed