Beechcraft 200 N123D
15 February 1989 · Burlington, Vermont, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 February 1989 at about 22:15 local time, a Beechcraft 200 registered N123D, operated by Evans Air, was involved in an incident near Burlington, Vermont, United States. 7 people were on board and nobody was injured. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 22:15
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Burlington, Vermont, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 200
- Registration
- N123D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Evans Air
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Bedford
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- NYC89IA084
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Probable cause
IMPROPER PREFLIGHT WHICH RESULTED IN A FROZEN ELEVATOR SURFACE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE CHARTER CAPTIAN EXPERIENCED RESTRICTED MOVEMENT TO THE ELEVATOR DURING CLIMBOUT ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO LAND AT THE AIRPORT OF ORIGIN. THE PILOT FOUND SNOW AND SLUSH BRUSHED INTO THE OPENINGS FOR THE ELEVATOR HINGE ASSEMBLY AND SUSPECTED THAT THIS TRAPPED MOISTURE FROZE TO THE HINGE CAUSING THE RESTRICTION. THE PILOT SAID THAT THE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED ONLY WET WING SURFACES, BUT HE WAS UNABLE TO SEE INTO THE OPENINGS ON TOP OF THE ELEVATOR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft 200 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Apr 1989 | Beechcraft 200 | Pensacola, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1989 | Beechcraft 200 | Azusa, California, United States | Mesa Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 May 1988 | Beechcraft 200 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | State of Illinois | No injuries | - |
| 12 Sep 1988 | Beechcraft 200 | Jackson, Wyoming, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Nov 1987 | Beechcraft 200 | Jefferson, Wisconsin, United States | - | Fatal | 8 |
| 30 Jan 1991 | Beechcraft 200 | Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States | Frank Calandre, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Aug 1989 | Cessna 182R | Warren, Vermont, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 1989 | Cessna 210 | No. Windham, Vermont, United States | George A. Little, M.d. | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 1989 | Bonds & Bungey HP-14 | Warren/Sugarbus, Vermont, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 May 1989 | Cessna 172M | Bradford, Vermont, United States | Zackery A. Clark | Fatal | 2 |
| 1 Oct 1989 | Cessna 172M | Bennington, Vermont, United States | Cities Corp | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1989 | Cessna 152 | Burlington, Vermont, United States | Valley Air Service, Inc | No injuries | - |