Plane Crash List

Beechcraft 200 N100HC

12 August 1985 · Quinlan, Texas, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 12 August 1985 at about 15:15 local time, a Beechcraft 200 registered N100HC was involved in an accident near Quinlan, Texas, United States. 5 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 15:15
Classification
Accident
Location
Quinlan, Texas, United States
Coordinates
32.9000, -96.1304
Aircraft
Beechcraft 200
Registration
N100HC
Category
Airplane
Engines
2
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Dallas → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
FTW85MA317

People

3 people died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
5 3 0 0 2

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

N100HC AND N33177 COLLIDED DUE TO THE FAILURE OF BOTH PLTS TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE VISUAL SEPARATION. THE PIC OF N100HC MADE A POOR DECISION BY PERFORMING THE SIMULATED EMERGENCY DESCENT ON A LOW ALT AIRWAY. THE SOUTHERLY DESCENDING MANEUVER WAS PERFORMED BETWEEN 5500 & 3500 FT, WHICH COINCIDED WITH THE WESTERLY CRUISING ALT OF N331FF. THE PILOT OF N33177 WOULD HAVE BEEN HINDERED TO AN UNKNOWN DEGREE BY THE HIGH WING DESIGN OF THE AIRCRAFT FROM PERCEIVING N100HC AS IT DESCENDED AT A CONVERGENCE ANGLE OF ABOUT 90 DEG. THE CREW OF N100HC SAW N331FF JUST PRIOR TO COLLISION & INITIATED AN UNSUCCESSFUL ROLLING PULL-UP EVASIVE MANEUVER. A PORTION OF THE RIGHT WING AND THE EMPENNAGE OF N33177 WERE SEPARATED DURING THE COLLISION RESULTING IN ITS UNCONTROLLED VERTICAL DESCENT. POST CRASH FIRE CONSUMED THE WRECKAGE. DAMAGE TO N100HC LED TO A FORCED LANDING 7 1/2 MILES FROM THE MID AIR COLLISION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

Aircraft involved

Aircraft Registration Operator Damage
Beechcraft 200 200 N100HC - Destroyed
Cessna U206F U206F N33177 - Destroyed

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Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
30 May 1983 Beechcraft 200
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10 Jan 1983 Beechcraft 200
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no coordinates
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23 Mar 1983 Beechcraft 200
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no coordinates
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26 Oct 1983 Beechcraft 200
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16 Nov 1987 Beechcraft 200
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Jefferson, Wisconsin, United States - Fatal 8
15 Sep 1987 Beechcraft 200
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All 114 records for this type

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no coordinates
- Fatal 134
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