# NTSB Accident NYC08FA051
> **BEECH 60** · 2007-12-04 · New Castle, DE, USA · FATL
## 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.

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