ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 66474
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| Date: | Saturday 18 July 2009 |
| Time: | 19:05 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft TC-45J |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N6688 |
| MSN: | 29651 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
| Engine model: | P&W R-985 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Verdel, NE -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Lynch, NE |
| Lynch, NE | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private pilot/owner and a passenger were transporting the pilot's multi-engine airplane to another airport so it could undergo an annual inspection. Shortly after departure, the right engine began to vibrate violently and the pilot elected to make a forced landing to a pasture. The airplane caught on fire and both radial engines separated from the airframe and sustained impact damage. The pilot was not rated by the FAA to operate multi-engine airplanes and he had not received any formal training in the airplane. The accident flight was his first time flying the airplane by himself. The airplane had not received an annual inspection in approximately 8 years prior to the accident. Examination of the right engine revealed extensive mechanical damage possibly due to a connecting rod failure.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper decision to fly an airplane that was not airworthy and for which he was not properly rated to operate, and his failure to maintain control of the airplane during a forced landing to a field following an engine failure. Contributing to the accident was the failed cylinder connecting rod.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Jul-2009 10:38 | slowkid | Added |
| 19-Jul-2009 20:47 | slowkid | Updated |
| 20-Jul-2009 01:04 | Alpine Flight | Updated |
| 20-Jul-2009 09:52 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 02-Dec-2017 15:47 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-May-2022 20:58 | Captain Adam | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Narrative] |
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