Beechcraft B100 N753D
19 May 1987 · Birmingham, Alabama, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 19 May 1987 at about 11:25 local time, a Beechcraft B100 registered N753D, operated by Jetco, Inc., was involved in an accident near Birmingham, Alabama, United States. 2 people were on board. One person on the ground also died. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:25
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Birmingham, Alabama, United States
- Nearest airport
- Birmingham Municipal (BHM)
- Coordinates
- 33.6104, -86.7595
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft B100
- Registration
- N753D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Jetco, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Positioning
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Mobile
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Dawn
- NTSB number
- ATL87LA143
People
Injuries not recorded.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured | On the ground |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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
THE LINEMAN WALKED INTO THE PROP ARC OF THE OPERATING RT ENGINE AND WAS FATALLY INJURED AFTER DISCONNECTING A GROUND POWER UNIT (GPU) CABLE FROM THE RT ENGINE NACELLE. THE LINEMAN INITIALLY APPROACHED THE NACELLE FROM THE REAR, BUT WALKED FORWARD INTO THE PROP ARC AFTER DISCONNECT. THE FBO'S REPORTED NORMAL PROCEDURE FOR GPU DISCONNECT OPS ON THIS ACFT DIRECTED PERSONNEL TO APPROACH AND DEPART THE NACELLE AREA FROM THE REAR. THE PLT REPORTED THAT THE LINEMAN HAD PERFORMED GPU DISCONNECT PROCEDURES ON THIS ACFT WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM ON SEVERAL PREVIOUS OCCASIONS. TOXICOLOGICAL ANALYSIS WAS PERFORMED ON BLOOD AND URINE SAMPLES FROM THE LINEMAN: A LEVEL OF GREATER THAN 50 NG/ML CARBOXY THC WAS REPORTED TO EXIST IN THE URINE SAMPLE. THE REPORT NOTED THAT LEVELS OF GREATER THAN 50 NG/ML CARBOXY THC ARE 'TYPICALLY ASSOCIATED WITH VERY RECENT USE' (OF MARIJUANA). ADDITIONALLY, COCAINE AND MARIJUANA METABOLITES WERE DETECTED IN THE LINEMAN'S BLOOD SAMPLE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft B100 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Nov 1983 | Beechcraft B100 | Midland, Texas, United States | Texas Western Aviation | Fatal | 8 |
| 22 Nov 1991 | Beechcraft B100 | Romeo, Michigan, United States | Ligon Brothers Manufacturing | Fatal | 3 |
| 19 Nov 1992 | Beechcraft B100 | Uvalde, Texas, United States | Swanson, George C. | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1993 | Beechcraft B100 | Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States | Roche Biomedical LAB. Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jan 1996 | Beechcraft B100 | Miles City, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Nov 1978 | Beechcraft B100 | Dickinson, North Dakota, United States | Central Air SE | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Apr 1987 | Air Tractor AT301 | Atmore, Alabama, United States | Billy R. Parker | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Aug 1987 | Cessna 172 | Jacksonville, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jun 1987 | Bell TH-13T | Melvin, Alabama, United States | Robert E. Provine | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1987 | Schweizer G-164A | Summerdale, Alabama, United States | Charles Bonner | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1987 | Bell 47G3B1 | Enterprise, Alabama, United States | Al AVN & Technical College | No injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 1987 | Bell 47G-2A | Mc Intosh, Alabama, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |