- Date
- June 23, 1987, 06:19 local (11:19 UTC)
- Place
- Jasper, AL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N859DDBeech B200
- Weather
- Dawn
- Status
- Completed · report August 31, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870623021849A
- Case key
- 7460
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt obtained a weather briefing for his proposed flt from birmingham, AL to Jasper, AL to allentown, PA. He did not file a flight plan for the 35 mile flt from birmingham to Jasper, however, he did file a flight plan for the proposed flt fm Jasper to allentown. He stated that he 'felt like he got a little slow and the tail stalled' during his VFR ldg apch at Jasper. The acft contacted the ground at the east end of the east-west rwy on a northerly track. The acft continued on the northerly track for 288 ft before colliding with trees. The acft was destroyed by the post crash fire. Witnesses reported fog in the area and the plt reported that he had encountered patches of fog on the flt from birmingham.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N859DD
- Reported as
- Beech B200
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- BB859
- Airframe hours
- 2,966
- Engine
- P&W PT6A-42, 850 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Barry D. Tidwell
- Registered owner
- Tidwell, Barry D.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- BHM · Birmingham, AL
- Airport
- L02 · Walker Co Bevill, runway 27, 4,800 × 100 ft, macadam
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 11,000 total · 2,000 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Dawn
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 8,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BHM
FAA reports on this event · 1
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