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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech B-60 · Fort Walton Bea, FL · August 30, 2018

Date: August 30, 2018 · 10:38 local
Place: Fort Walton Bea, FL
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N1876L
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN18FA358
Reported as: Beech B-60
Reported engine: Lycoming TI0-541 series
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 4
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,427 total

N1876LRegistration cancelled Feb 6, 2019 · Beech B-60S/N P-386 · Built 1976 Airframe modelBeech B-60 Engine modelLycoming TI0-541 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Aircraft departed ktol enroute to kdts. Aircraft departed ktol full of fuel. Departure and enroute portion of flight was uneventful. There were thunderstorms in the vicinity of kdts. Pilot said he had kdts in sight and cancelled his IFR flight plan. Pilot checked in with kdts tower and reported inbound. Eglin controller called kdts tower and reported the aircraft was at 200 feet AGL over eglin. No further contact was established with the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED KTOL ENROUTE TO KDTS. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED KTOL FULL OF FUEL. DEPARTURE AND ENROUTE PORTION OF FLIGHT WAS UNEVENTFUL. THERE WERE THUNDERSTORMS IN THE VICINITY OF KDTS. PILOT SAID HE HAD KDTS IN SIGHT AND CANCELLED HIS IFR FLIGHT PLAN. PILOT CHECKED IN WITH KDTS TOWER AND REPORTED INBOUND. EGLIN CONTROLLER CALLED KDTS TOWER AND REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT 200 FEET AGL OVER EGLIN. NO FURTHER CONTACT WAS ESTABLISHED WITH THE AIRCRAFT.

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 CEN18FA358Accident · 4 fatalField investigationFinal reportFort Walton Beach, FLThe pilot's controlled flight into terrain after misidentifying the destination airport during a period of restricted visibility due to weather.Aug 30, 2018 · Destroyed