Beechcraft TC-45J N6688

Summary

On 19 July 2009 at about 00:05 local time, a Beechcraft TC-45J registered N6688, operated by Nielsen Richard D, was involved in an accident near Verdel, Nebraska, United States. 2 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

19 July 2009 at 00:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Verdel, Nebraska, United States

Nearest airport

None

Coordinates

42.8069, -98.1894

Aircraft

Beechcraft TC-45J

Registration

N6688

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Nielsen Richard D

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lynch → Lynch

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

NTSB number

CEN09LA444

1 person died.

The pilot's improper decision to fly an airplane that was not airworthy and for which he was not properly rated to operate, and his failure to maintain control of the airplane during a forced landing to a field following an engine failure. Contributing to the accident was the failed cylinder connecting rod.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The private pilot/owner and a passenger were transporting the pilot's multi-engine airplane to another airport so it could undergo an annual inspection. Shortly after departure, the right engine began to vibrate violently and the pilot elected to make a forced landing to a pasture. The airplane caught on fire and both radial engines separated from the airframe and sustained impact damage. The pilot was not rated by the FAA to operate multi-engine airplanes and he had not received any formal training in the airplane. The accident flight was his first time flying the airplane by himself. The airplane had not received an annual inspection in approximately 8 years prior to the accident. Examination of the right engine revealed extensive mechanical damage possibly due to a connecting rod failure.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.