1 fatal · BEECH 60 · 2007-12-04 · New Castle, DE, USA
Event
NTSB number
NYC08FA051
Event ID
20071227X02000
Type
Accident
Date
2007-12-04
Location
New Castle, DE, USA
Coordinates
39.675556, -75.61222
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
1
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
BEECH
Model
60
Registration
N105PP
FAR Part
091
Engines
2
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during a split flap takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident were the failure of the right flap drive mechanism and the pilot's failure to verify that both flaps were retracted prior to takeoff.