- Date
- April 30, 1985, 07:25 local (12:25 UTC)
- Place
- Brownwood, TX
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N613MCBeech B 55
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850430015039A
- Case key
- 21543
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Analysis
The professional pilot was familiar with his destination. He had made the same trip many times in the last year. Destination weather information was not available that early in the morning, and although he indicated over the radio that he was aware of the poor conditions, he elected to continue his approach. The aircraft collided with gradually rising terrain in level flight. Multiple indications of power and controllability were found on scene and in subsequent examinations.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N613MC
- Reported as
- Beech B 55
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- TC-2426
- Airframe hours
- 1,000
- Engine
- Continental IO-470-L, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Mccoy Corporation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · March 8, 1985 · 60 hours before
- Departed
- T98 · Sam Marcos, TX
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- BWD · Brownwood, runway 17, 5,598 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 48
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 7,940 total · 1,000 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Lowest ceiling
- 300 ft
- Temperature
- 66 °F, dew point 68 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BWD, 1 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.