ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 325376
| Date: | Thursday 10 December 1992 |
| Time: | 15:35 |
| Type: |  Volpar Turboliner II |
| Owner/operator: | Connie Kalitta Services |
| Registration: | N7770B |
| MSN: | AF-320 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1952 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 26436 hours |
| Engine model: | Garrett TPE331-1-101 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Elkridge, MD -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Dayton Airport, OH (DAY/KDAY) |
| Baltimore/Washington International Airport, MD (BWI/KBWI) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A Volpar Turboliner II, a stretched turbine conversion of a Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor, crashed during the approach to Baltimore/Washington International Airport, Maryland. The pilot was killed.
The airplane operated on a cargo flight from Dayton, Ohio.
Prior to departure, the pilot supervised the loading of the airplane. The plane was loaded to a gross weight of 11,979 lb with the cg 2.7 inches behind the aft limit. At the destination, the flight was vectored for an ILS runway 10 approach. About 3 miles from the runway, the pilot was told to make a missed approach due to inadequate separation from traffic. The pilot acknowledged, but soon thereafter, radar contact with the plane was lost. Witnesses saw the plane descend from a low cloud layer before it crashed. There was evidence the plane impacted in a flat attitude with little forward movement. Four cargo straps were found loose with no sign of tensile overload; 3 others and a restraining board were found loose as if they had not been used. No preimpact mechanical problem was found.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident as follows: "Failure of the pilot to properly secure the cargo, which allowed a shift in the center of gravity during a missed approach maneuver and resulted in subsequent loss of aircraft control and flying speed. A factor related to the accident was failure of the pilot to assure the airplane was loaded within its proper weight and balance limitations."
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