Beechcraft C90 N21SP
25 April 2008 · Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 25 April 2008 at about 16:23 local time, a Beechcraft C90 registered N21SP, operated by United States Marine Corps, was involved in an accident near Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States. 6 people were on board and nobody was 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 16:23
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Baton Rouge Metropolitan, Ryan (BTR)
- Coordinates
- 30.5328, -91.1497
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft C90
- Registration
- N21SP
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- United States Marine Corps
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Baton Rouge → Baton Rouge
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DFW08TA128
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Probable cause
Structural failure of the right main landing gear torque knee. A contributing factor was the failure to inspect the torque knee at the designated interval.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The private pilot was landing at the airport when the airplane's right main landing gear collapsed. A preexisting fracture with corrosion was discovered on the right main landing gear torque knee. The main landing gear upper and lower torque knees require an inspection every 1,000 hours by airworthiness directive. Compliance with the airworthiness directive was not maintained and the airplane was allowed to operate without an inspection.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft C90 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jan 2008 | Beechcraft C90-1 | Meridian, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Dec 2008 | Beechcraft C90 | Rocksprings, Texas, United States | Western Wings Corp | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Jun 2006 | Beechcraft C90 | Windsor Locks, Connecticut, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Nov 2010 | Beechcraft C90 | St Anonin sur Bayon, France | Aéro Pyrénées | Fatal | 2 |
| 3 Jun 2010 | Beechcraft C90 | Fort Worth, Texas, United States | Federal Aviation Administration (ASW-280) | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 2005 | Beechcraft C90 | Marble Canyon, Arizona, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Mar 2008 | Piper PA24-260 | Abbeville, Louisiana, United States | Mark P Cedar | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 2008 | Grumman G-164 | Tallulah, Louisiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 2008 | Chamberlin Victor Wayne MINIMAX | Winnsboro, Louisiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Sep 2008 | Gulfstream-Schweizer A/C GULFSTREAM | Patterson, Louisiana, United States | B & S Flyers Inc | No injuries | - |
| 15 Aug 2008 | Piper PA-28-140 | Abbeville, Louisiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 2008 | Ayres S2R | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |