Beechcraft E-90 N809DM

Summary

On 7 November 2022 at about 03:45 local time, a Beechcraft E-90 registered N809DM, operated by Air Reldan, Inc., was involved in an accident near Slidell, Louisiana, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

7 November 2022 at 03:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Slidell, Louisiana, United States

Nearest airport

Slidell Airport (ASD)

Coordinates

30.3542, -89.8186

Aircraft

Beechcraft E-90

Registration

N809DM

Category

Airplane

Year built

1980

Engines

2

Operator

Air Reldan, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Positioning

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Nashville → Slidell

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

CEN23LA028

1 person was seriously injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during an attempted go-around in low visibility conditions.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot flew a visual approach to his home airport but did a go-around due to ground fog. After receiving an instrument flight rules clearance, he flew an RNAV/GPS approach that he also discontinued due to ground fog. After executing a missed approach, the pilot flew another RNAV/GPS approach. The pilot reported that during this last approach he lost visual references and initiated a go-around, during which the airplane impacted trees about 800 ft to the right of the runway. The main wreckage came to rest upright and was consumed by a post-impact fire. The postaccident examination revealed no preimpact anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot reported that he observed the right engine was slower to accelerate than the left engine during the attempted go-around, and that he was distracted looking at the engine indications. He reported that he did not notice if the airplane yaw to the right and, before he could correct for the altitude loss, the airplane descended into and struck the trees.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.