Beechcraft C24R N1854P

Summary

On 9 June 2013 at about 19:22 local time, a Beechcraft C24R registered N1854P was involved in an accident near Peyton, Colorado, United States. 2 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.

Date

9 June 2013 at 19:22

Classification

Accident

Location

Peyton, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Meadow Lake Airport (FLY)

Coordinates

38.9458, -104.5697

Aircraft

Beechcraft C24R

Registration

N1854P

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Peyton → Peyton

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN13CA334

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain proper pitch control during takeoff.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During takeoff, when the airplane reached the rotation speed, the pilot applied back pressure to the flight controls. When the airplane reached an altitude about 50 feet above the ground, the stall warning horn sounded, which is indicative of the airplane nearing the critical angle of attack. The pilot attempted to maintain airspeed and then executed a forced landing to a field straight ahead. The airplane touched down in the field, continued through a small wire fence, struck an embankment, and came to rest near a highway. The airplane received substantial damage to the wings and fuselage. The pilot reported a total of 6.1 hours in the airplane make/model and 71.4 hours in all aircraft. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures of the engine or airframe that would have precluded normal operation

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.