ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 325519
| Date: | Tuesday 16 June 1992 |
| Time: | 14:47 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft 200 Super King Air |
| Owner/operator: | Omega Air Inc |
| Registration: | N32HG |
| MSN: | BB-146 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6718 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-41 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Wilmington Airport, DE (ILG) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Baltimore-Glenn L. Martin Airport, MD (MTN/KMTN) |
| Wilmington Airport, DE (ILG/KILG) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Witnesses observed the airplane on a 'normal' final approach to runway 19 at Wilmington Airport, then saw it drop 'low and slow, retract the gear and roll to the left into the trees.' Examination of the engines revealed that the left engine failed because of a fatigue failure of a compressor turbine blade. Examination of the right engine revealed no evidence of malfunction that would have prevented the use of full power. The aircrew was experienced and well trained. The radar data confirmed a drop in airspeed just before the airplane contacted the trees.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The pilot's improper execution of an emergency procedure, after an engine failure, which resulted in a loss of airspeed and subsequent stall at an altitude too low for recovery. A factor related to the accident was the fatigue failure of a compressor turbine blade and the subsequent engine failure."
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