ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 21519
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| Date: | Sunday 29 June 2008 |
| Time: | 07:56 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft B55 Baron |
| Owner/operator: | Crump Nissan, INC |
| Registration: | N727BC |
| MSN: | TC-2446 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1756 hours |
| Engine model: | Teledyne Continental IO470L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Walker County Airport, AL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Jasper-Walker County Airport-Bevill Field, AL (JFX/KJFX) |
| Gulf Shores, AL (JKA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The non-instrument-rated pilot overloaded his airplane and intentionally departed into an overcast ceiling without filing a flight plan. The radar target identified as the accident airplane diverged from its intended southerly course to an S-shaped northerly track, and climbed and descended between 1,300 feet and 2,600 feet at speeds that varied between 100 knots and 160 knots. The final radar targets depicted a descent and were clustered approximately over the crash site, 1 mile west of the departure airport. Examination of the wreckage did not reveal any preimpact mechanical anomalies. According to Federal Aviation Administration Advisory Circular 61-134, one of the leading causes of general aviation accidents is "continued VFR [visual flight rules] flight into IMC [instrument meteorological conditions]... The importance of complete weather information, understanding the significance of the weather information, and being able to correlate the pilot's skills and training, aircraft capabilities, and operating environment with an accurate forecast cannot be emphasized enough... VFR pilots in reduced visual conditions may develop spatial disorientation and lose control..." It was reported that the pilot had operated under VFR in IMC on several occasions prior to the accident.
Probable Cause: The pilot's intentional visual flight into known instrument meteorological conditions, resulting in spatial disorientation and a subsequent loss of control in flight. Contributing to the accident was the overweight and aft-center-of-gravity condition of the airplane at takeoff.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jun-2008 10:43 | Fusko | Added |
| 30-Jun-2008 10:46 | harro | Updated |
| 12-Jul-2008 11:51 | Fusko | Updated |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:14 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:16 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:20 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 03-Dec-2017 11:18 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Jun-2023 08:16 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]] |
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