Beechcraft C90 N49LL
13 June 2005 · Marble Canyon, Arizona, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 13 June 2005 at about 22:00 local time, a Beechcraft C90 registered N49LL was involved in an accident near Marble Canyon, Arizona, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously 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 22:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Marble Canyon, Arizona, United States
- Nearest airport
- Marble Canyon (L41)
- Coordinates
- 36.8125, -111.6464
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft C90
- Registration
- N49LL
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Bermuda Dunes → Marble Canyon
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX05LA203
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed while maneuvering during a go-around, which resulted in a stall.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane descended to ground impact while maneuvering during a go-around. The pilot was meeting friends at the airport. The friends and their pilot arrived first, and were waiting at the departure end of runway 03. The airplane approached on a straight-in to runway 03. They thought that everything looked good on the approach. Due to a hump in the runway, they lost sight of the airplane just before it would have touched down. They then saw the airplane climbing back up on a go-around. As the airplane came abeam of their position, they saw it enter a steep banked left turn at an angle of bank they estimated between 60 and 80 degrees. At this point the landing gear was still down and the altitude was 200 feet above the ground. The witnesses saw the airplane's nose suddenly drop and the airplane then descended rapidly to the ground. No evidence of a preimpact mechanical malfunction or failure was found during detailed examination of the airframe systems and engines.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft C90 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jan 2004 | Beechcraft C90 | Homestead, Florida, United States | Saul Zadik | Fatal | 2 |
| 23 Jun 2006 | Beechcraft C90 | Windsor Locks, Connecticut, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Feb 2004 | Beechcraft C90 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States | National Flight Oversight Office/FAA | No injuries | - |
| 31 Jan 2008 | Beechcraft C90-1 | Meridian, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 2008 | Beechcraft C90 | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States | United States Marine Corps | No injuries | - |
| 14 Dec 2008 | Beechcraft C90 | Rocksprings, Texas, United States | Western Wings Corp | Fatal | 1 |
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