# Accident 20200820020139A: Beech 200, Rockford, IL, August 20, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 2020, 15:43 local time
- Place: Rockford, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1931° N, 89.0886° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1931&lon=-89.0886&mi=10
- Aircraft: N198DM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N198DM-2022-06-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 200 (registry code 1152920, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42 (registry code 52062, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-42) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 200
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-42
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20LA352](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA352) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200820020139A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 20, 2020, ABOUT 1543 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A BEECH 200 AIRPLANE, N198DM, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT DEPARTING THE ROCKFORD AIRPORT. THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS

FATALLY INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED AS A TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART

91 POSITIONING FLIGHT.

## 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 CEN20LA352](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA352), Aug 20, 2020: Beech 200 (N198DM), Rockford, IL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control following a reduction of thrust in the left engine during takeoff. The reason for the reduction in thrust could not be determined based on the…

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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