- Date
- May 3, 2015, 11:13 local (11:13 UTC)
- Place
- Dundee, United Kingdom
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- G-RICKBeech Beech 95-B55
- Defining event
- Approach: Unknown or undetermined
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC)
- NTSB office
- Central Region
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 91130
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Sequence of events
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Factual narrative
On May 3, 2015, at 1113 coordinated universal time, a Beech 95-B55 airplane, G-RICK, impacted terrain while on approach to the Dundee Airport (EGPN), Dundee, Scotland. The pilot and one passenger were fatally injured and the airplane was destroyed. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight. At 1120, an automated weather reporting facility at EGPN reported, wind from 90 degrees at 22 knots, visibility 5,000 meters with moderate rain, ceiling broken at 900 feet, broken at 1,600 feet, temperature 7° Celsius (C), dew point 6° C, and 996 millibar. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the government of the United Kingdom. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the government of the United Kingdom. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) Farnborough House Berkshire Copse Road Aldershot, Hampshire GU11 2HH, United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0)1252 510300 Fax: +44 (0)1252 376999 https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/air-accidents-investigation-branch
Aircraft
- Registration
- G-RICK
- Reported as
- Beech Beech 95-B55
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- TC-1472
- Engines
- Continental IO-470-L, 260 horsepower, reciprocatingContinental IO-470-L, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Fire
- Unknown
- Registered owner
- James Jack
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC)
- Wind
- 90° at 22 knots
- Visibility
- 3.1 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,600 ft broken
- Temperature
- 45 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.40 inHg
- Observed at
- EGPN