Aviation accident ERA19FA201

1 fatal · Beech E55 · 2019-06-27 · Hope Mills, NC, USA

Event

NTSB number: ERA19FA201
Event ID: 20190628X04252
Type: Accident
Date: 2019-06-27
Location: Hope Mills, NC, USA
Coordinates: 34.955001, -78.917778

Injuries

Highest injury: FATL
Fatal: 1
Serious: 0
Minor: 0
Uninjured: 0
Total aboard: 3

Aircraft

Make: Beech
Model: E55
Registration: N664AR
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 2
Damage: DEST

Conditions

Light: NITE
Weather: VMC

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to disengage an uncommanded nose-down pitch input. Contributing to the accident was improper maintenance of the pitch trim servo, which would have precluded a physical override of the pitch servo.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown