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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech D55 · Conway, SC · August 3, 2013

Date
August 3, 2013 · 12:50 local
Place
Conway, SC
Airport
Conway-Horry
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N7641N
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA13FA348
Reported as
Beech D55
Reported engine
Continental IO-520 series
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
357 total196 in this make and model191 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

At approximately 1240 EST, N7641N, a Beechcraft D55 multi-engine aircraft, flying low over a suburb of Conway, SC, struck a telephone pole, spiraled down, and contacted a brick entrance sign to a subdivision. There was a postcrash fire. The 3 occupants onboard sustained fatal injuries. There were no injuries or fatalities to persons on the ground. The accident occurred on the approach end of runway 22, approximately 3 miles northeast of the Conway-Horry county airport (hyw).

As the FAA filed it

AT APPROXIMATELY 1240 EST, N7641N, A BEECHCRAFT D55 MULTI-ENGINE AIRCRAFT, FLYING LOW OVER A SUBURB OF CONWAY, SC, STRUCK A TELEPHONE POLE, SPIRALED DOWN, AND CONTACTED A BRICK ENTRANCE SIGN TO A SUBDIVISION. THERE WAS A POSTCRASH FIRE. THE 3 OCCUPANTS ONBOARD SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR FATALITIES TO PERSONS ON THE GROUND. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 22, APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF THE CONWAY-HORRY COUNTY AIRPORT (HYW).

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.