Beechcraft 400 N3121B
17 January 1990 · West Point, Mississippi, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 17 January 1990 at about 17:40 local time, a Beechcraft 400 registered N3121B, operated by Sara LEE Corp., was involved in an accident near West Point, Mississippi, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 17:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- West Point, Mississippi, United States
- Nearest airport
- McCharen Field (M83)
- Coordinates
- 33.5995, -88.6407
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 400
- Registration
- N3121B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Sara LEE Corp.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Fairhope → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA90LA057
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT MISJUDGED DISTANCE, SPEED, AND ALTITUDE ON FINAL APPROACH, AND FAILED TO ATTAIN THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT FOR LANDING.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PLT STATED THE APCH TO LAND WAS NORMAL UNTIL THE ACFT WAS ABOUT 150 TO 200 FT AGL ON FINAL APCH. HE EASED THE POWER BACK TO FLT IDLE ANTICIPATING A PERFECT LANDING. AS THE ENGS SPOOLED DOWN, HE REALIZED THE ACFT WAS SETTLING QUICKLY, SO HE STARTED ADDING POWER. HOWEVER, THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN ON AN EMBANKMENT ABOUT 6 FT SHORT OF THE RUNWAY, DAMAGING THE LEFT MAIN GEAR. THE ACFT THEN TRAVELED ONTO THE RWY, VEERED LEFT & SLID OFF THE RWY WITH THE RGT MAIN GEAR DAMAGED. SPARKS IGNITED THE GRASS, BUT THE FIRE DID NOT REACH THE ACFT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft 400 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Dec 1991 | Beechcraft 400 | Rome, Georgia, United States | Bruno's Inc | Fatal | 9 |
| 24 Feb 1994 | Beechcraft 400 | Cleveland, Ohio, United States | Beechcraft Sales - South, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 23 Oct 2000 | Beechcraft 400A | Morristown, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jul 2001 | Beechcraft 400A | Teterboro, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 May 2002 | Beechcraft 400 | Cleveland, Ohio, United States | Critical Care Mangement | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 2002 | Beechcraft 400A | Baltimore, Maryland, United States | Flight Options, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Sep 1990 | Ayres S2R-T34 | Thornton, Mississippi, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Mar 1990 | Grumman G-164A | Mattson, Mississippi, United States | Howard Flying Service, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 5 Mar 1990 | Rockwell S-2R | Alligator, Mississippi, United States | Masters Flying Service, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 6 Mar 1990 | Air Tractor AT-301 | Rolling Fork, Mississippi, United States | Nicks Flying Service, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 31 Mar 1990 | Cessna P210N | Natchez, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Apr 1990 | Piper PA-32RT-300T | Jackson, Mississippi, United States | Cottingham, Michael P | No injuries | - |