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FAA accident report · Raytheon 58 · Ocala, FL · October 31, 2019

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Date
October 31, 2019 · 11:00 local
Place
Ocala, FL
Airport
Ocala International Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N959CM
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA20FA022
Reported as
Raytheon 58
Reported engine
Continental IO-550 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
N959CMRegistration cancelled May 18, 2020 · Raytheon 58S/N TH-1792 · Built 1996Airframe modelRaytheon 58Engine modelContinental IO-550 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

On October 31 2019 approximately 11:15 EST local, time N959CM a Beechcraft 58 baron with pilot/ aircraft owner and mechanic took off from Ocala International Airport (ocf) on RUNWAY18 for maintenance flight to trouble shoot fuel flow indications erratic. Approximately 11:30 EST local N959CM crashed two miles southeast of the departure end of runway 18 ocf on state road 200 highway in the city Ocala Florida. Hitting one vehicle and sliding through six lanes of highway coming to rest in a field along the highway. Post-accident investigation revealed both pilot and mechanic on board the aircraft where fatally injured and post-accident fire was extensive destroying much of the aircraft. Ground scaring prop strikes indicate left engine was not running or at a low power and right engine was running normally. Video of the actual crash shows that the aircraft may have stalled/spun into the ground. Unable to determine definitive cause of the accident do the condition of the aircraft post-accident.

As the FAA filed it

ON OCTOBER 31 2019 APPROXIMATELY 11:15 EST LOCAL, TIME N959CM A BEECHCRAFT 58 BARON WITH PILOT/ AIRCRAFT OWNER AND MECHANIC TOOK OFF FROM OCALA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (OCF) ON RUNWAY18 FOR MAINTENANCE FLIGHT TO TROUBLE SHOOT FUEL FLOW INDICATIONS ERRATIC. APPROXIMATELY 11:30 EST LOCAL N959CM CRASHED TWO MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 18 OCF ON STATE ROAD 200 HIGHWAY IN THE CITY OCALA FLORIDA. HITTING ONE VEHICLE AND SLIDING THROUGH SIX LANES OF HIGHWAY COMING TO REST IN A FIELD ALONG THE HIGHWAY. POST-ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED BOTH PILOT AND MECHANIC ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT WHERE FATALLY INJURED AND POST-ACCIDENT FIRE WAS EXTENSIVE DESTROYING MUCH OF THE AIRCRAFT. GROUND SCARING PROP STRIKES INDICATE LEFT ENGINE WAS NOT RUNNING OR AT A LOW POWER AND RIGHT ENGINE WAS RUNNING NORMALLY. VIDEO OF THE ACTUAL CRASH SHOWS THAT THE AIRCRAFT MAY HAVE STALLED/SPUN INTO THE GROUND. UNABLE TO DETERMINE DEFINITIVE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT DO THE CONDITION OF THE AIRCRAFT POST-ACCIDENT.

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 ERA20FA022Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportOcala, FLThe pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane due to an acute medical event and/or his use of impairing medications.Oct 31, 2019 · Destroyed