Aviation Crash Map

Beechcraft BE-200 N32HG

16 June 1992 · New Castle, Delaware, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 16 June 1992 at about 18:47 local time, a Beechcraft BE-200 registered N32HG, operated by Omega Air Inc., was involved in an accident near New Castle, Delaware, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 18:47
Classification
Accident
Location
New Castle, Delaware, United States
Nearest airport
New Castle County (ILG)
Coordinates
39.6595, -75.5704
Aircraft
Beechcraft BE-200
Registration
N32HG
Category
Airplane
Engines
2
Operator
Omega Air Inc.
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Business
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Baltimore → New Castle
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
NYC92FA118

People

4 people died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
4 4 0 0 0

Probable cause

THE PILOT'S IMPROPER EXECUTION OF AN EMERGENCY PROCEDURE, AFTER AN ENGINE FAILURE, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF AIRSPEED AND SUBSEQUENT STALL AT AN ALTITUDE TOO LOW FOR RECOVERY. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE FATIGUE FAILURE OF A COMPRESSOR TURBINE BLADE AND THE SUBSEQUENT ENGINE FAILURE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

WITNESSES OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE ON A 'NORMAL' FINAL APPROACH, THEN SAW IT DROP 'LOW AND SLOW, RETRACT THE GEAR AND ROLL TO THE LEFT INTO THE TREES.' EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINES REVEALED THAT THE LEFT ENGINE FAILED BECAUSE OF A FATIGUE FAILURE OF A COMPRESSOR TURBINE BLADE. EXAMINATION OF THE RIGHT ENGINE REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF MALFUNCTION THAT WOULD HAVE PREVENTED THE USE OF FULL POWER. THE AIRCREW WAS EXPERIENCED AND WELL TRAINED. THE RADAR DATA CONFIRMED A DROP IN AIRSPEED JUST BEFORE THE AIRPLANE CONTACTED THE TREES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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no coordinates
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All 17 records for this type

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