Beechcraft 77 N6043T
12 August 1997 · Pink Hill, North Carolina, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 12 August 1997 at about 15:20 local time, a Beechcraft 77 registered N6043T was involved in an accident near Pink Hill, North Carolina, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. 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 15:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Pink Hill, North Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Flying W (6N9)
- Coordinates
- 35.0502, -77.7398
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 77
- Registration
- N6043T
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Jacksonville
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA97LA229
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
Failure of the dual student to maintain airspeed resulting in an inadvertent stall and uncontrolled descent until ground impact. Contributing to the accident was improper supervision of the dual student by the pilot-in-command flight instructor.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
After takeoff the dual student was maneuvering the aircraft to clear trees ahead. As he turned toward an area of lower trees the nose of the aircraft dropped and the aircraft descended until ground impact. After ground impact the aircraft flipped over.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft 77 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jun 1997 | Beechcraft 77 | Cottage Grove, Oregon, United States | James C. Farnsworth | Fatal | 2 |
| 21 Jun 1997 | Beechcraft 77 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Jul 1997 | Beechcraft 77 | Lakeport, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jan 1996 | Beechcraft 77 | Grand Prairie, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1996 | Beechcraft 77 | South Elgin, Illinois, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Jun 1995 | Beechcraft 77 | McAllen, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jul 1997 | Piper PA-38-112 | Smithfield, North Carolina, United States | Raleigh Flying Service | No injuries | - |
| 19 Apr 1997 | Cessna 150G | Raleigh, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Apr 1997 | Stinson 108-1 | Smithfield, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Apr 1997 | Boeing B75N1 | Huntersville, North Carolina, United States | Larry E. Morris | No injuries | - |
| 7 May 1997 | Piper PA-28-180 | Wilgrove, North Carolina, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Aug 1997 | Gulfstream-Schweizer G-164C | Beaufort, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |