Beechcraft 55 N222BR
17 October 1981 · Rock Hill, South Carolina, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 17 October 1981 at about 10:20 local time, a Beechcraft 55 registered N222BR, operated by General Paint, was involved in an accident during in flight near Rock Hill, South Carolina, United States. 6 people were on board and 3 died, 3 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Rock Hill, South Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Bryant
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 55
- Registration
- N222BR
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- General Paint
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Greenville, Sc → Raleigh, Nc
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3404
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
BOTH FUEL SEL FD ON AUX TKS.ONLY MAIN TKS REFUELED BFR FLT, L AUX OBSVD EMPTY.PROPS FND IN CRUISE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft 55 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 May 1981 | Beechcraft 55 | West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 May 1979 | Beechcraft 55 | Fraser, Michigan, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft 55 | Wickenburg, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jul 1983 | Beechcraft 55 | Cornelia, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Sep 1983 | Beechcraft 55 | Watsonville, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1984 | Beechcraft 55 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |