Beechcraft E90 N47LC

Summary

On 3 July 2007 at about 13:06 local time, a Beechcraft E90 registered N47LC, operated by Southwest Consulting Group, Inc., was involved in an accident near Carlsbad, California, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

3 July 2007 at 13:06

Classification

Accident

Location

Carlsbad, California, United States

Nearest airport

Carsbad (CRQ)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Beechcraft E90

Registration

N47LC

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Southwest Consulting Group, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Carlsbad → Tucson

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Dawn

NTSB number

LAX07FA200

2 people died.

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from wires during an instrument takeoff attempt. Contributing to the accident were fog, reduced visibility, and the low ceiling.

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

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The airport is on a plateau, and the surrounding terrain is lower than the runway. After departing runway 24, the airplane collided with the top conductor of a telephone line an estimated 2,500 feet from the departure end of the runway. The airport elevation was 331 feet msl and the estimated elevation of the line was 245 feet. The debris path was along a magnetic bearing of 270 degrees. Both left and right engines displayed contact signatures to their internal components that were characteristic of the engines producing power at the time of impact. Fire consumed the cabin and cockpit precluding a meaningful examination of instruments and systems. An aviation routine weather report (METAR) issued about 13 minutes before the accident stated that the winds were calm, visibility was 1/4 mile in fog; and skies were 100 feet obscured. An examination of the pilot's logbook indicated that the pilot had a total instrument flight time of 268 hours as of June 21, 2007. In the 90 prior days he had flown 11 hours in actual instrument conditions and logged 20 instrument approaches.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.