# Accident 20210617013169A: Beech U-8F, Goodland, KS, June 17, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 2021, 19:05 local time
- Place: Goodland, KS
- Airport: Renner Fld /Goodland Municipal/
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BEMA
- Location: 39.3706° N, 101.6990° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3706&lon=-101.6990&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62069, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N62069) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech U-8F (registry code 1152801, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-u-8f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH U-8F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,210 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA274) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210617013169A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATEMENT: I STARTED UP THE RIGHT ENGINE AND AS I BEGAN TO LEAN THE MIXTURE TO STABILIZE THE ENGINE I HEARD A LOUD BANG FROM THE AREA OF THE RIGHT WING. AS I LOOKED OUT THE RIGHT WINDOW OF THE COCKPIT I COULD SEE THE WING HAD BEEN SEVERELY DAMAGED WITH FLAMES COMING OUT. I HAD NOT YET STARTED THE OTHER ENGINE AND THE AIRPLANE HAD NOT MOVED FROM ITS ORIGINAL POSITION. AFTER SEEING THE FLAMES I IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF THE MIXTURE TO THAT ENGINE AND EVACUATED USING THE CREW HATCH. ONCE I WAS A SAFE DISTANCE AWAY I CALLED 911 TO GET THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THEN NOTIFIED THE BASI AND MY SUPERVISORS.

## 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 CEN21LA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA274), Jun 17, 2021: Beech U-8F (N62069), Goodland, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: Maintenance personnel’s inadequate inspection of the airplane, which failed to detect and correct chafed electrical wiring and a degraded fuel bladder with holes, which resulted in ignition of fuel…

## Other reports on N62069 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20190709009719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190709009719A), Jul 9, 2019: Beech U-8F (N62069), Sidney, NE, Substantial damage. -LH wing outboard section exploded during takeoff roll. -Pilot aborted takeoff and taxied back to ramp area. -Pilot reported accident to operator. -LH outboard…
- [Accident 20190222010449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190222010449A), Feb 22, 2019: Beech U-8F (N62069), Colby, KS, Substantial damage. After landing at the Colby, KS (kcbk)airport, the pilot offloaded all cargo and prepared to fly under part 91 back to denver, co (kden). On takeoff from runway…

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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