# Accident 20130317007209A: Hawker Beechcraft Corp 390, South Bend, IN, March 17, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 2013, 16:23 local time
- Place: South Bend, IN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6958° N, 86.2961° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6958&lon=-86.2961&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26DK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26DK-2021-07-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hawker Beechcraft 390 (registry code 4220006, https://openairdocs.org/model/hawker-beechcraft-390) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Williams FJ44-2A (registry code 66004, https://openairdocs.org/engine/williams-fj44-2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HAWKER BEECHCRAFT CORP 390
- Reported engine: WILLIAMS FJ44-2A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,565 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13FA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA196) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130317007209A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN13FA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA196), Mar 17, 2013: Hawker Beechcraft 390 (N26DK), South Bend, IN, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The 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…

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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