Beechcraft 58 N4614S

Summary

On 28 June 2019 at about 22:15 local time, a Beechcraft 58 registered N4614S was involved in an accident near Hiawatha, Kansas, 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

28 June 2019 at 22:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Hiawatha, Kansas, United States

Nearest airport

Hiawatha Municipal Airport (K87)

Coordinates

39.8878, -95.5172

Aircraft

Beechcraft 58

Registration

N4614S

Category

Airplane

Year built

1975

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Augusta → Hiawatha

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN19FA189

1 person died.

The pilot's loss of control for undetermined reasons.

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Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was on a cross-country flight in a twin-engine airplane.  A witness, located at the destination airport, reported that the accident airplane approached the airport from the south and then headed northeast, as if to enter the airport traffic pattern. He added that the airplane appeared to climb and then started a left turn.  After starting the turn, the airplane flipped inverted, the nose dropped, and the airplane disappeared from view behind terrain.  Examination of the wreckage site, located about 1 mile northeast of the airport, revealed that the airplane had impacted terrain on its bottom fuselage, and came to rest upright. A post-crash fire consumed a majority of the cabin and the inboard sections of the wings. The wreckage was confined to one area and all major components were accounted for on site. Though the examination was limited by thermal and impact damage, no pre-impact abnormalities were observed during the airframe or engines examinations that would have precluded normal operations.  A review of the pilot's autopsy and medical history did not identify any evidence of an incapacitating event. The airplane's roll to an inverted attitude is consistent with an inflight loss of control event. The ground scars and damage to the airplane are consistent with a probable attempted recovery from the loss of control; however, the reason for the loss of control could not be determined based on the available information. 

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