| Date: | Wednesday 24 June 1987 |
| Time: | 12:15 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft 200C Super King Air |
| Owner/operator: | Midwest Energy Development |
| Registration: | N617MS |
| MSN: | BL-35 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2940 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-41 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Madisonville Municipal Airport, KY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Madisonville Municipal Airport, KY |
| Marion-Williamson County Airport, IL (MWA/KMWA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft struck a 2-ft high avgas pump while the pilot was taxiing around another aircraft that was parked. The nose gear collapsed and a small fire resulted. The pilot and passenger evacuated the aircraft. Line personnel were unable to extinguish the fire with hand-held extinguishers. The aircraft was subsequently engulfed by the fire and was destroyed. A large dry chemical fire extinguisher was located next to the pump at the time, but line personnel were unable to get to it due to the fire. The black top around the pump had recently been resurfaced and no safety markings, lights or barricades were in place around the pump (except for the large fire extinguisher). The pump was originally located next to the ramp edge, but subsequent expansion of the ramp left the pump surrounded by pavement.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
visual lookout .. inadequate .. pilot in command
CONTRIBUTING FACTORS:
airport facilities,obstruction marking .. inadequate
other airport/runway maintenance .. inadequate .. airport personnel
object .. airport facility
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
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