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Date: | Thursday 22 February 2018 |
Time: | 21:08 |
Type: | Beechcraft 58 Baron |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N678DD |
MSN: | TH-70 |
Year of manufacture: | 1970 |
Total airframe hrs: | 6369 hours |
Engine model: | Continental IO-550-C |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | north of Ulysses, KS (ULS/KULS) -
United States of America
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Ulysses, KS (ULS) |
Destination airport: | Scott City, KS (TQK) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The instrument-rated private pilot and one passenger departed on a personal flight in the pilot's multi-engine airplane in night visual meteorological conditions. A witness saw the lights of the accident airplane about 2 minutes after it departed. Within several seconds, the lights "fell quickly like a shooting star," followed by an orange flash of fire as the airplane impacted terrain. There was no radar or radio communications information associated with the airplane.
The wreckage was severely fragmented, and the evidence at the accident site was consistent with a high-energy impact in a left-wing-low, nose-down attitude. Examination revealed no evidence of any pre-impact mechanical deficiencies with the airplane or engines. Autopsy and toxicology testing of the pilot revealed no evidence of physiological impairment or incapacitation.
Probable Cause: An inflight loss of control and collision with terrain for reasons that could not be determined.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | CEN18FA108 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 2 years 1 month |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register:
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=678DD https://flightaware.com/photos/view/257181-0d6e86f555a0466495b85a9d7402c26fad7cfddc/aircrafttype/BE58 Location
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Revision history:
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23-Feb-2018 12:48 |
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23-Feb-2018 12:49 |
harro |
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23-Feb-2018 15:47 |
Geno |
Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
23-Feb-2018 19:43 |
Captain Adam |
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23-Feb-2018 20:04 |
Iceman 29 |
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19-Apr-2020 07:04 |
ASN Update Bot |
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