Beechcraft RC 45J N585PB
11 June 2015 · Everett, Washington, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 11 June 2015 at about 22:00 local time, a Beechcraft RC 45J registered N585PB, operated by Historic Flight Foundation, was involved in an accident near Everett, Washington, 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 22:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Everett, Washington, United States
- Nearest airport
- Snohomish County (Paine Fld) (PAE)
- Coordinates
- 47.9103, -122.2856
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft RC 45J
- Registration
- N585PB
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1944
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Historic Flight Foundation
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Everett → Everett
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA15CA120
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control, which resulted in a runway excursion, and a collision with a sign.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that during the landing roll, as the tailwheel lowered, the airplane began to veer to the left. He applied full right rudder, and right brake, with no effect. The pilot stated that he increased the throttle on the left engine, but by that time, the aircraft had veered partially off the runway to the left and struck an airport sign. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing and fuselage. The pilot reported there were no pre-impact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft RC-45J accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Aug 1987 | Beechcraft RC-45J | Houston, Texas, United States | Frank Bell | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jan 2015 | Piper PA 12 | Ridgefield, Washington, United States | Nicolai Jane G | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jun 2015 | Beechcraft F35 | Everett, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Nov 2015 | MD Helicopters 369D | Sedro-Woolley, Washington, United States | Olympic Air Inc | No injuries | - |
| 10 Feb 2015 | Van's RV7-UNDESIGNAT | Belfair, Washington, United States | Brooks D Wolfe | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 2015 | Rockwell S 2R | Washtucna, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Apr 2015 | Cessna 170B | Centralia, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |