Beechcraft E-90 N575HC
19 May 1985 · Pine Bluff, Arkansas, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 19 May 1985 at about 19:55 local time, a Beechcraft E-90 registered N575HC was involved in an accident near Pine Bluff, Arkansas, United States. 3 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Pine Bluff, Arkansas, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft E-90
- Registration
- N575HC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Pine Bluff → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MKC85FA105
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
A SIMULATED ENG FAILURE WAS INITIATED BY THE CHK AIRMAN AT 200 AGL. THE PLT FOLLOWED THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AND ADVANCED THE PWR LEVERS TO BRING PWR BACK TO THE ENGINE.THE PLT THEN NOTICED THE ENG FAILED AND HAD INSUFFICIENT ALT TO GET AN AIR RESTART. THE SUBSEQUENT DESCENT RESULTED IN CONTACT WITH TREES OFF THE END OF THE ARPT RWY. THE DESCENT WAS NOT ARRESTED AND THE ACFT STRUCK THE TERRAIN AND FLIPPED INVERTED. EXAMINATION OF THE ACFT'S LEFT ENG REVEALED FOREIGN CONTAMINATION OF THE FUEL CONTROL GOVERNOR PY AIR RESTRICTOR. STATIC TESTING REVEALED SIGNIFICANT MALFUNCTIONING AT THE IDLE AND MAX GOVERNORING SPEED LIMITS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft E-90 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Oct 1986 | Beechcraft E-90 | Beverly, Massachusetts, United States | Avco Corp. | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Nov 1988 | Beechcraft E-90 | Locust Grove, Arkansas, United States | M & L Aircraft, Inc. | Fatal | 6 |
| 1 Jun 1989 | Beechcraft E-90 | Tuba City, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Mar 1997 | Beechcraft E-90 | Choque, Peru | Trans Andes S.a. | No injuries | - |
| 20 Dec 1999 | Beechcraft E-90 | Beaufort, South Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Nov 2000 | Beechcraft E-90 | Reims, France | Champagne Airlines | Fatal | 2 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 May 1985 | Bell OH-13E | Jonesboro, Arkansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Oct 1985 | Bellanca 7GCBC | Dumas, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1985 | Piper PA-18-150 | Moscow, Arkansas, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 25 Oct 1985 | Mooney MK21 | Warren, Arkansas, United States | Earl L.kirkpatrick | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Nov 1985 | Cessna 152 | Hughes, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Dec 1985 | Cessna 140 | Coy, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |