ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 228320
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| Date: | Sunday 18 August 2019 |
| Time: | 08:51 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft B55 Baron |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N678DM |
| MSN: | TC-913 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1965 |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-470-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 2 nm from New Castle Airport, Wilmington, DE -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Wilmington-New Castle County Airport, DE (ILG/KILG) |
| Wilmington-New Castle County Airport, DE (ILG/KILG) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A Beech 95-B55, N678DM, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Wilmington, Delaware. The pilot and the flight instructor were fatally injured.
The airplane was departing New Castle Airport (ILG), Wilmington, Delaware.
The pilot and the flight instructor were departing the airport. Shortly after takeoff, the pilot requested to return to the airport but did not state a reason for returning or declare an emergency. The tower controller cleared the airplane to land on any runway, provided the current wind information, and attempted to contact the pilot but received no response. A witness then observed the airplane in a nose low attitude as it descended into the trees below. The airplane impacted trees and terrain about 2 nautical miles from the airport and came to rest inverted in a nose-low attitude. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the wings, fuselage, and tail. Examination of the airframe, flight controls, engines, and engine accessories revealed no evidence of preimpact failures or malfunctions that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause and Findings
The pilots’ failure to place the left fuel selector into the proper position, which resulted in a total loss of the left engine’s power due to fuel starvation. Contributing was their failure to properly secure the left engine and their failure to maintain control of the airplane during the attempt to return to the airport.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://6abc.com/officials-1-dead-following-plane-crash-in-new-castle-co-/5476308/
https://www.wdel.com/news/reports-small-plane-crash-near-new-castle-airport/article_1d9401e2-c1bd-11e9-b368-e7f83eaca8cc.html
https://delawarebusinessnow.com/2019/08/crash-of-small-plane-reported-in-new-castle-area/
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https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=678DM
https://flightaware.com/photos/view/9975840-b167fc94154ee34985f08e5bcdfefc486b633e72/aircraft/N678DM/sort/votes/page/1 (photo)
http://www.jiufeiji.com/goods.php?id=1680
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Photo: NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Aug-2019 14:28 | Geno | Added |
| 18-Aug-2019 15:12 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 18-Aug-2019 15:14 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 18-Aug-2019 16:57 | Captain Adam | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Aug-2019 17:08 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
| 18-Aug-2019 17:16 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code] |
| 18-Aug-2019 17:26 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Aug-2019 17:28 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source] |
| 19-Aug-2019 16:01 | harro | Updated [Narrative] |
| 24-Jun-2021 19:52 | harro | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Embed code, Narrative, Accident report, Photo] |
| 08-Jun-2023 12:34 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Time, Location, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Embed code, Narrative, Accident report, Photo]] |
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