ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 230310
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| Date: | Thursday 31 October 2019 |
| Time: | 11:31 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft 58 Baron |
| Owner/operator: | Caribbean World Resorts Ltd |
| Registration: | N959CM |
| MSN: | TH-1792 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1996 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1979 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-550-C31B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | East of Ocala-Taylor Field (OCF/KOCF), Ocala, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Ocala-Taylor Field, FL (OCF/KOCF) |
| Ocala-Taylor Field, FL (OCF/KOCF) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The Beechcraft 58, N959CM, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Ocala, Florida. The private pilot and passenger were fatally injured. An individual on the ground was seriously injured.
The airplane was operated on a maintenance test flight
After experiencing an issue with a fluctuating fuel transducer on the right engine, the pilot hired a mechanic, who removed the fuel flow transducers from both engines and reinstalled them on the opposite engine to determine if there was an instrument indication problem or a fuel flow sensor issue. After performing the maintenance, the pilot and mechanic performed several ground runs of the engines without incident. They then departed on a local flight.
Review of air traffic control communications revealed that the pilot initially taxied to the wrong runway, and after takeoff, failed to acknowledge multiple calls from the controller, did not follow the controller’s instructions, and thought that he was flying west when he was flying toward the east. About 2 minutes after takeoff, a transmission was received from the accident airplane requesting to return to the airport. The airplane impacted a four-lane divided highway and was consumed by a postcrash fire. Examination of the airplane, both engines, and their respective fuel transducers revealed no mechanical discrepancies that would have precluded normal operation.
Autopsy of the pilot revealed severe abdominal aortic atherosclerotic disease, which increased his risk for an extra-cardiovascular event such as a stroke.
The circumstances of the accident indicate that the pilot did not perform in a manner consistent with his level of skill and experience, and it is likely that his loss of control was the result of physiological impairment; however, whether his impairment was the result of an acute medical event and/or his use of impairing medications could not be determined based on the available information.
Probable Cause and Findings:
The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane due to an acute medical event and/or his use of impairing medications
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.wftv.com/news/local/2-people-die-in-ocala-plane-crash/1003718386
https://www.clickorlando.com/news/plane-crash-shuts-down-road-in-ocala
https://www.wctv.tv/content/news/Small-plane-crashes-in-Ocala-564170711.html
https://www.mynews13.com/fl/orlando/news/2019/10/31/ocala-aircraft-accident
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/article/Police-2-dead-in-small-plane-crash-in-north-14656387.php
Data __________________________
https://flightaware.com/photos/view/708350-368af10daf8fd249a7885377a40710a8b80dd17f/aircrafttype/BE58 (photo)
NTSB __________________________
http://archive-server.liveatc.net/kocf/KOCF2-Oct-31-2019-1500Z.mp3
Location
Media:
OCALA, Fla. (AP) — Officials say two people died when a Beechcraft 58 Baron plane crashed while trying to make an emergency landing near an outdoor shopping mall in north Florida.
— PLANES OF LEGEND (@PlanesOfLegend) October 31, 2019
ASN: https://t.co/qCkCR6jYaK
Press: https://t.co/kl414XhMnr pic.twitter.com/FzP4bpSiIw
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Oct-2019 16:45 | gerard57 | Added |
| 31-Oct-2019 17:18 | gerard57 | Updated [Aircraft type, Source] |
| 31-Oct-2019 17:26 | Geno | Updated [Time, Location, Nature, Source] |
| 31-Oct-2019 17:36 | Captain Adam | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 31-Oct-2019 18:51 | RobertMB | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Oct-2019 19:14 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
| 31-Oct-2019 19:17 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 31-Oct-2019 19:35 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 31-Oct-2019 19:37 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 31-Oct-2019 22:49 | Geno | Updated [Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Nov-2019 07:14 | Anon. | Updated [Registration, Source] |
| 01-Nov-2019 07:15 | Anon. | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source] |
| 01-Nov-2019 08:32 | RobertMB | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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