Beechcraft B100 N811BL

Summary

On 19 February 2014 at about 14:45 local time, a Beechcraft B100 registered N811BL, operated by TDC Aviation LLC, was involved in an accident near Pearland, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

19 February 2014 at 14:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Pearland, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Pearland Regional (KLVJ)

Coordinates

29.5175, -95.2603

Aircraft

Beechcraft B100

Registration

N811BL

Category

Airplane

Year built

1976

Engines

2

Operator

TDC Aviation LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Austin → Pearland

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN14FA145

1 person died.

The noninstrument-rated pilot's loss of airplane control during a missed instrument approach. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to file an instrument flight rules flight plan and to fly into known instrument meteorological conditions.

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Read the full NTSB narrative

The non-instrument-rated pilot departed on a cross-country flight in a twin-engine turboprop airplane on an instrument flight plan. As the pilot neared his destination airport, he received heading and altitude vectors from air traffic control. The controller cleared the flight for the approach to the airport; shortly afterward, the pilot radioed that he was executing a missed approach. The controller then issued missed approach instructions, which the pilot acknowledged. There was no further communication with the pilot. The airplane collided with terrain in a near-vertical angle. About the time of the accident, the automated weather reporting station recorded a 300-foot overcast ceiling, and 5 miles visibility in mist. Examination of the wreckage did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. Additionally, both engines displayed signatures consistent with the production of power at the time of impact. The pilot's logbook indicated that he had a total of 1,281.6 flight hours, with 512.4 in multi-engine airplanes and 192.9 in the accident airplane. The logbook also revealed that he had 29.7 total hours of actual instrument time, with 15.6 of those hours in the accident airplane. Of the total instrument time, he received 1 hour of instrument instruction by a flight instructor, recorded about 3 years before the accident. The accident is consistent with a loss of control in instrument conditions.  

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.