ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 367670
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| Date: | Friday 24 November 1989 |
| Time: | 00:30 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft 95-B55 |
| Owner/operator: | Hedco, Inc. |
| Registration: | N1026W |
| MSN: | TC-1532 |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL IO-520-E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Arlington, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (F54) |
| Midland, TX (KMDD) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED IN A STEEP NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE INTO THE EDGE OF A POND ABOUT 1/2 MILE SOUTH AND 1/4 MILE WEST OF THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 16. DARK NIGHT VMC PREVAILED. THE PILOT WAS NOT INSTRUMENT RATED; HE HAD LOGGED 54 HOURS OF SIMULATED INSTRUMENT TIME, BUT NO ACTUAL WEATHER TIME. THE FUEL SELECTORS WERE FOUND IN THE AUXILIARY TANK POSITION. CHORD WISE WITNESS MARKS WERE NOT EVIDENT ON ANY OF THE PROPELLER BLADES, WHICH IMPACTED IN MUD AND SHALLOW WATER. BOTH ENGINES WERE FUNCTIONALLY TESTED IN A TEST CELL AND THEY OPERATED SUCCESSFULLY.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S LOSS OF CONTROL IN FLIGHT BECAUSE OF SPATIAL DISORIENTATION. A FACTOR WAS THE DARK NIGHT.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW90FA032
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| 23 November 1989 | N1026W | Hedco | 4 | Arlington, TX | |
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| 22-Mar-2024 17:33 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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