- Date
- June 24, 1987, 12:15 local (17:15 UTC)
- Place
- Madisonville, KY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N617MSBeech 200C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 25, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870624079159A
- Case key
- 7463
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The acft struck a 2-FT hi avgas pump while the plt was taxiing around another acft that was parked. The nose gear collapsed & a small fire resulted. The plt & pax evacuated the acft. Line psnl were unable to extinguish the fire with hand-held extinguishers. The acft was subsequently engulfed by the fire & was destroyed. A large dry chemical fire extinguisher was located next to the pump at the time, but line psnl were unable to get to it due to the fire. The black top around the pump had recently been resurfaced & no safety markings, lights or barricades were in place around the pump (except for the large fire extinguisher). The pump was originally located next to the ramp edge, but subsequentexpansion of the ramp left the pump surrounded by pavement.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N617MS
- Reported as
- Beech 200C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- BL35
- Airframe hours
- 2,940
- Engine
- P&W PT6A-41, 850 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Executive/Corporate · Part 91 subpart F
- Operator
- Midwest Energy Development
- Registered owner
- General Electric Credit Corp.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- AAIP · April 27, 1987 · 65 hours before
- Destination
- MWA · Marion, IL
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- 2IO · Madisonville Muni
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 53
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 11,875 total · 2,310 in this make and model · 11,475 as pilot in command · 120 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.