ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 149252
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| Date: | Thursday 20 September 2012 |
| Time: | 15:45 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft C55 Baron |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N265Q |
| MSN: | TE-106 |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520-CB |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sea 28 miles E off South Pass, LA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Baytown Airport, TX (HPY/KHPY) |
| Sarasota-Bradenton Airport, FL (SRQ/KSRQ) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While on a cross-country flight, the pilot detected smoke in the cockpit. He attempted to identify the source of the smoke but was not successful. When the pilot saw flames behind the cockpit panel, he descended and ditched the airplane in the Gulf of Mexico. The pilot and passengers got out of the airplane and the airplane sank. Due to the depth of the water at the accident location, the airplane was not recovered. Without recovery of the airplane’s wreckage, further examination was not possible, and the source of the fire could not be determined.
Probable Cause, according to the NTSB: An in-flight fire, which resulted in the airplane’s forced landing in water. The source of the fire could not be determined because the airplane wreckage was not recovered.
In December 2017 the pilot admitted to intentionally ditching his recently purchased Beech Baron in the Gulf of Mexico for the insurance money. He had insured it for $85,000 and bought the plane for $46,000.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
http://www.galvnews.com/news/free/article_40b48cc0-2316-53f3-96cd-5b1fe1d833b3.html
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Sep-2012 00:46 | gerard57 | Added |
| 23-Sep-2012 04:35 | gerard57 | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 07-Aug-2017 17:49 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Time, Cn, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative] |
| 08-Aug-2017 09:53 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 28-Nov-2017 13:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative] |
| 13-Dec-2017 17:19 | harro | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 07-Jun-2023 05:54 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative]] |
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