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FAA accident report · Beech B-60 · Duette, FL · March 4, 2017

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Date
March 4, 2017 · 13:31 local
Place
Duette, FL
Phase of flight
Maneuver
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N39AG
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA17FA119
Reported as
Beech B-60
Reported engine
Lycoming TI0-541 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
800 total
N39AGRegistration cancelled Jul 10, 2020 · Beech B-60S/N P-425 · Built 1977Airframe modelBeech B-60Engine modelLycoming TI0-541 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On 04 March 2017 at 1331 EST the pilot of N39AG, Beechcraft BE-60, serial number P-425 lost control of the aircraft while performing maneuvers under instruction in the area of Duette, FL. The resulting accident caused fatal injuries to both aircraft occupants and destroyed the aircraft. Witnesses stated the aircraft looked like it was performing aerobatics and then dove toward the ground, impacting and exploding. The subsequent fire ingnited the surrounding vegitation. Witnesses also stated the aircraft engines sounded normal and it sounded like power was applied just prior to impact. Witness marks in the surrounding trees and on the ground indicated that the aircraft impacted the ground in a vertical attitude. Inspection of the engines showed no abnormalities. Flight and engine control cable continuity was determined to be good by the FAA, NTSB and the aircraft manufacturer at the scene. The landing gear was in the retracted position. Flight control position was not able to be determined due to the destruction caused by the subsequent fire.

As the FAA filed it

ON 04 MARCH 2017 AT 1331 EST THE PILOT OF N39AG, BEECHCRAFT BE-60, SERIAL NUMBER P-425 LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WHILE PERFORMING MANEUVERS UNDER INSTRUCTION IN THE AREA OF DUETTE, FL. THE RESULTING ACCIDENT CAUSED FATAL INJURIES TO BOTH AIRCRAFT OCCUPANTS AND DESTROYED THE AIRCRAFT. WITNESSES STATED THE AIRCRAFT LOOKED LIKE IT WAS PERFORMING AEROBATICS AND THEN DOVE TOWARD THE GROUND, IMPACTING AND EXPLODING. THE SUBSEQUENT FIRE INGNITED THE SURROUNDING VEGITATION. WITNESSES ALSO STATED THE AIRCRAFT ENGINES SOUNDED NORMAL AND IT SOUNDED LIKE POWER WAS APPLIED JUST PRIOR TO IMPACT. WITNESS MARKS IN THE SURROUNDING TREES AND ON THE GROUND INDICATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A VERTICAL ATTITUDE. INSPECTION OF THE ENGINES SHOWED NO ABNORMALITIES. FLIGHT AND ENGINE CONTROL CABLE CONTINUITY WAS DETERMINED TO BE GOOD BY THE FAA, NTSB AND THE AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURER AT THE SCENE. THE LANDING GEAR WAS IN THE RETRACTED POSITION. FLIGHT CONTROL POSITION WAS NOT ABLE TO BE DETERMINED DUE TO THE DESTRUCTION CAUSED BY THE SUBSEQUENT FIRE.

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 ERA17FA119Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportDuette, FLThe pilots' decision to perform flight training maneuvers at low airspeed at an altitude that was insufficient for stall recovery. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor's inappropriate use of non-standard stall recovery techniques.Mar 4, 2017 · Destroyed