Beechcraft B200 N1870S
18 July 1987 · Crystal Bay, Nevada, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 18 July 1987 at about 02:30 local time, a Beechcraft B200 registered N1870S, operated by Richard P. Lieberman, was involved in an accident near Crystal Bay, Nevada, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 02:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Crystal Bay, Nevada, United States
- Nearest airport
- South Lake Tahoe (TVL)
- Coordinates
- 39.2295, -119.9993
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft B200
- Registration
- N1870S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Richard P. Lieberman
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Hayward → S. Lake Tahoe
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA87FA141
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
WHILE ON AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT PLAN IN IMC, THE FLIGHT WAS CLEARED FOR AN INSTRUMENT APPROACH TO THE SOUTH LAKE TAHOE AIRPORT, THE INTENDED DESTINATION. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE INITIAL APPROACH FIX ON THE PUBLISHED TRANSITION TO THE FINAL APPROACH COURSE. RADAR CONTACT WAS LOST AT 11,400 FEET. AFTERWARD, THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED DESCENDING OUT OF CLOUDS AND MANUEVERING ERRATICALLY IN VMC UNTIL IT IMPACTED TERRAIN WITH NO APPARENT ATTEMPT TO RECOVER. MEDICAL RECORDSREVEALED PILOT HAD A HISTORY OF HYPERTENSION, HYPERLIPIDEMIA, AND RECENT LOSS OF 41 POUNDS ON A RIGID WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAM. THE AUTOPSY REVEALED SEVERE ARTERIOSCLOROSIS. MEDICAL RECORDS INDICATED THE PILOT HAD BEEN TAKING DIAZIDE INTERMITTENTLY FOR SEVERAL YEARS. POST-ACCIDENT TOX RESULTS WERE NEGATIVE. THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE ACCIDENT, IN COMBINATION WITH THE PILOT'S SEVERE DIET, MEDICAL HISTORY, AND POSTMORTEM EXAMINATION RESULTS SUPPORT THE CONCLUSION THAT THE PILOT BECAME INCAPACITATED IN FLIGHT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft B200 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jun 1987 | Beechcraft B200 | Jasper, Alabama, United States | Barry D. Tidwell | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jul 1983 | Beechcraft B200 | Winston Salem, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jul 1991 | Beechcraft B200 | Greenbay, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 1982 | Beechcraft B200 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Herbert Const. Co. | No injuries | - |
| 13 Dec 1982 | Beechcraft B200 | Chesterfield, Missouri, United States | La Barge, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 2 Feb 1997 | Beechcraft B200 | Marshall, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jun 1987 | Cessna T-188C | Yerington, Nevada, United States | Ag-Air | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1987 | Schweizer SGS 1-36 | Reno, Nevada, United States | Bernard S. Smith | No injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 1987 | Cessna 150M | Austin, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Aug 1987 | Mooney M20-K | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Aug 1987 | Cessna 182 | Boulder City, Nevada, United States | Thomas W Anderson | No injuries | - |
| 15 Sep 1987 | Mercer OWL RACER 65-2 | Reno, Nevada, United States | Jefferey Sawyer & Co. | Fatal | 1 |