Beechcraft B90 N275LE
12 May 2012 · Savannah, Georgia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 12 May 2012 at about 12:00 local time, a Beechcraft B90 registered N275LE, operated by Riddell Enterprises, was involved in an accident near Savannah, Georgia, United States. One person was 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 12:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Savannah, Georgia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Savannah/Hilton Head Internati (SAV)
- Coordinates
- 32.1231, -81.3344
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft B90
- Registration
- N275LE
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Riddell Enterprises
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Positioning
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Peachtree City → Savannah
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA12CA382
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain adequate visual lookout while taxiing near a hangar, which resulted in airplane's right wingtip impacting the hangar door.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
According to the pilot, he taxied his airplane between a parked airplane to his left and a hangar to his right. After clearing the parked airplane, he was looking left in anticipation of a turn in that direction, and the right wingtip of his airplane struck the hangar door, incurring damage to the aft right wing spar. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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