Narrative:
A Beech Super King Air 200, N849BM, impacted terrain following a loss of control during takeoff from Long Beach Airport, CA. The commercial pilot and four passengers were fatally injured; a fifth passenger was seriously injured. The airplane was destroyed.
Witnesses reported that the airplanes takeoff ground roll appeared to be normal. Shortly after the airplane lifted off, it stopped climbing and yawed to the left. Several witnesses heard abnormal sounds, which they attributed to propeller blade angle changes. The airplanes flight path deteriorated to a left skid and its airspeed began to slow. The airplanes left bank angle increased to between 45 and 90 degrees, and its nose dropped to a nearly vertical attitude. Just before impact, the airplanes bank angle and pitch began to flatten out. The airplane had turned left about 100 degrees when it impacted the ground about 1,500 feet from the midpoint of the 10,000-foot runway. A fire then erupted, which consumed the fuselage.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The pilots failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during a momentary interruption of power from the left engine during the initial takeoff climb. Contributing to the accident was the power interruption due to water contamination of the fuel, which was likely not drained from the fuel tanks by the pilot during preflight inspection as required in the POH."
Loss of control
accident date: 16-03-2011
type: Beechcraft 200 Super King Air
registration: N849BM
accident date: 16-03-2011
type: Beechcraft 200 Super King Air
registration: N849BM
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Wednesday 16 March 2011 |
| Time: | 10:30 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft 200 Super King Air |
| Operator: | Carde Equipment Sales LLC |
| Registration: | N849BM |
| MSN: | BB-849 |
| First flight: | 1981 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-41 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 5 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA (LGB) ( United States of America)
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| Crash site elevation: | 18 m (59 feet) amsl |
| Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA (LGB/KLGB), United States of America |
| Salt Lake City International Airport, UT (SLC/KSLC), United States of America |
A Beech Super King Air 200, N849BM, impacted terrain following a loss of control during takeoff from Long Beach Airport, CA. The commercial pilot and four passengers were fatally injured; a fifth passenger was seriously injured. The airplane was destroyed.
Witnesses reported that the airplanes takeoff ground roll appeared to be normal. Shortly after the airplane lifted off, it stopped climbing and yawed to the left. Several witnesses heard abnormal sounds, which they attributed to propeller blade angle changes. The airplanes flight path deteriorated to a left skid and its airspeed began to slow. The airplanes left bank angle increased to between 45 and 90 degrees, and its nose dropped to a nearly vertical attitude. Just before impact, the airplanes bank angle and pitch began to flatten out. The airplane had turned left about 100 degrees when it impacted the ground about 1,500 feet from the midpoint of the 10,000-foot runway. A fire then erupted, which consumed the fuselage.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The pilots failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during a momentary interruption of power from the left engine during the initial takeoff climb. Contributing to the accident was the power interruption due to water contamination of the fuel, which was likely not drained from the fuel tanks by the pilot during preflight inspection as required in the POH."
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
Fuel contaminationLoss of control
Photos
accident date: 16-03-2011
type: Beechcraft 200 Super King Air
registration: N849BM
accident date: 16-03-2011
type: Beechcraft 200 Super King Air
registration: N849BM
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA to Salt Lake City International Airport, UT as the crow flies is 941 km (588 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA to Salt Lake City International Airport, UT as the crow flies is 941 km (588 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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