Beechcraft 58TC N581BC

Summary

On 9 December 1999 at about 22:27 local time, a Beechcraft 58TC registered N581BC, operated by Paul A. Pederson, was involved in an accident near Hasbrouck Hts., New Jersey, United States. 6 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.

Date

9 December 1999 at 22:27

Classification

Accident

Location

Hasbrouck Hts., New Jersey, United States

Nearest airport

Teterboro Airport (TEB)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Beechcraft 58TC

Registration

N581BC

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Paul A. Pederson

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Ashland → Teterboro

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

NYC00FA047

4 people died.

the failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane was vectored for an arrival from the west at night with 10 miles visibility. The pilot was instructed to over-fly the airport at 1,500 feet for left traffic, Runway 19. He descended to 500 feet, and positioned the airplane for a right base to Runway 19. He then made a 180-degree turn to follow another airplane on a right downwind. The local controller then instructed the pilot to fly a 090-degree heading. Witnesses listening on a scanner had observed the airplane make a 180-degree steep turn to the right. After the controller instructed the pilot to fly 090 degrees, they observed the airplane make a steep turn to the left and descend out of view. The airplane struck the side of a residence in an approximate 60-degree left wing low, 30-degree nose down attitude, and a post-crash fire developed. No evidence of a pre-existing mechanical failure or malfunction was found. Radar data revealed the airspeed had decreased from about 180 knots to about 78 knots over 4 minutes. Stall speeds for a 30-degree bank were estimated to be 88 knots with flaps up and 80 knots flaps down.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.