Beechcraft B-50 N3669B

Summary

On 31 January 1985 at about 04:30 local time, a Beechcraft B-50 registered N3669B was involved in an accident near Edgewood, Kentucky, United States. 4 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

31 January 1985 at 04:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Edgewood, Kentucky, United States

Nearest airport

Greater Cincinnati (CNG)

Coordinates

39.0195, -84.5594

Aircraft

Beechcraft B-50

Registration

N3669B

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

London → Detroit

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

ATL85FA085

3 people died.

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

DURING A VFR FLT FROM LONDON, KY, TO DETROIT, MI, THE ACFT CRASHED INTO A SINGLE FAMILY HOME WHILE ATTEMPTING A LANDING AT CVG ARPT. THE PLT REPORTED A RIGHT ENG PWR LOSS, FROM SUSPECTED IMPACT ICE. THE ALTERNATE AIR SOURCE DID NOT CHANGE THE ACFT PERFORMANCE, AND THE PLT REPORTED LOOSING ALT. RADAR CONTACT WAS THEN LOST. POST ACCIDENT INSPECTIONDISCLOSED NO MECHANICAL FAILURE/MALFUNCTION. THE FLT WAS OPERATING IN MARGINAL VFR WX WITH ICE FORMATION REPORTED. THE ACFT WAS NOT EQUIPPED TO FLY INTO ICING CONDITIONS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.