# Accident 20190422005849A: Raytheon Aircraft Company 58, Kerrville, TX, April 22, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 2019, 07:43 local time
- Place: Kerrville, TX
- Airport: Kerrville
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0375° N, 99.1858° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0375&lon=-99.1858&mi=10
- Aircraft: N501CE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N501CE-2022-02-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Raytheon 58 (registry code 7150003, https://openairdocs.org/model/raytheon-58) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT COMPANY 58
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550 SERIES
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 6
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 5,525 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19FA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19FA124) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190422005849A

## Narrative

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

DURING RNAV APPROACH TO KERRVILLE TEXAS N501CE DESCENDED BELOW THE MDA AND CLOUD LAYER, LEVELED OFF SLOWED, ROLLED RIGHT AND DESCENDED VERTICALLY TOWARDS THE GROUND, FLATTENING BEFORE IMPACT. N501CE IMPACTED THE GROUND AT A HIGH RATE OF DESCENT, DESTROYING THE AIRCRAFT AND FATALLY INJURING THE 6 OCCUPANTS.

## 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 CEN19FA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19FA124), Apr 22, 2019: Beech 58 (N501CE), Kerrville, TX, substantial damage, 6 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight fuel planning and fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Also causal was the pilot's failure to follow the one-engine…

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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