# Accident 20170304001879A: Beech B-60, Duette, FL, March 4, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 2017, 13:31 local time
- Place: Duette, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.6139° N, 82.0844° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.6139&lon=-82.0844&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39AG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39AG-2020-07-10) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA17FA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17FA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170304001879A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA17FA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17FA119), Mar 4, 2017: Beech B 60 (N39AG), Duette, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The 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…

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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