ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 30210
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| Date: | Wednesday 6 June 2001 |
| Time: | 13:21 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft 58 Baron |
| Owner/operator: | Air Rent Ltd |
| Registration: | N523B |
| MSN: | TH-1933 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2000 |
| Engine model: | Teledyne Continental IO-550-C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Irish Sea, Approx 1 nm east of Ronaldsway (Isle of Man) Airport -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Ronaldsway Airport, Isle of Man (IOM/EGNS) |
| Gloucestershire Airport, Staverton (GLO/EGBJ) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) June 6, 2001, when crashed into the Irish Sea, one nautical mile east of Isle of Man Airport, Ronaldsway, Isle of Man. The pilot (sole person on board) was killed.
According to the official AAIB report into the accident, not enough wreckage could be recovered in order to determine a cause to the crash:
"The only parts recovered from the aircraft were done so about an hour after the accident by the rescue services. This comprised floating debris, mainly interior furnishing, seats, a life raft and other cabin contents. A main landing gear wheel, complete with the chromed piston, and the forward portion of the two-part main cabin door were the only significant parts of the aircraft structure to be recovered.
From the condition of these pieces, it was obvious that the aircraft had hit the water at a relatively high speed and (probably) a steep angle: the damage was too great to have resulted from, say, a controlled ditching.
There is insufficient evidence available to determine even possible causal factors in this accident, however the Chief Inspector of Air Accidents will consider reopening the investigation should a significant amount of the wreckage subsequently be located and recovered."
Strangely, the FAA canceled the US registration N523B on 8 September 2004 as "Exported to France" (sic)
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422eeb6ed915d137400022f/dft_avsafety_pdf_502037.pdf
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=523B
3. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/1373868.stm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 13-Feb-2015 02:30 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Time, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative] |
| 13-Feb-2015 15:47 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code] |
| 17-Jul-2016 14:18 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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