Beechcraft C-50 N377B
19 April 1998 · Ford, Virginia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 19 April 1998 at about 21:30 local time, a Beechcraft C-50 registered N377B, operated by James E. Hays, was involved in an accident near Ford, Virginia, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 21:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ford, Virginia, United States
- Coordinates
- 37.1392, -77.7295
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft C-50
- Registration
- N377B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- James E. Hays
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Fernandina → Clinton
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC98LA096
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
A loss of engine power simultaneously on both engines as reported by the pilot, for undetermined reasons.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot was flying an airplane he had purchased 18 days prior, from Florida to his home airport in Virginia. On one leg, the airplane's navigational and communications equipment failed and the pilot purchased a handheld global positioning system (GPS) receiver for navigation. While en route the pilot was unable to locate his proposed refueling stop and after 35 to 40 minutes of searching for the airport, his GPS receiver failed due to low battery power. The pilot stated, he was at 2,500 feet AGL, when the airplane's left and right engines simultaneously lost power, and he performed a forced landing to a field. Examination of the wreckage revealed 30 minutes to 1 hour of fuel remained. A 10 to 15 foot long power cable was wrapped around the propeller hub of the left engine. According to an FAA Inspector, propeller ground strikes indicated at least one engine was operating at the time of the accident and the airplane was removed from the accident site by the pilot before it could be examined further. The pilot reported over 3,600 hours of total flight experience, of which about 25 hours were multi-engine aircraft and 10 hours were in make and model.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft C-50 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 May 1983 | Beechcraft C-50 | Nephi, Utah, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 2013 | Beechcraft C-50 | Homedale, Idaho, United States | Bailey Orin A | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 2015 | Beechcraft C 50 | Honesdale, Pennsylvania, United States | Musko Richard M | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jan 1980 | Beechcraft C-50 | Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. | CLS Seafood, In | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1970 | Beechcraft C-50 | Sonora, Mexico | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1965 | Beechcraft C-50 | Tulsa Okla, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Nov 1998 | Piper PA-28-161 | Melfa, Virginia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Aug 1998 | Beechcraft T-34B | Quantico, Virginia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 1 Aug 1998 | Cessna 152 | Culpeper, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Feb 1998 | Goins SONERAI II LTS | Suffolk, Virginia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Dec 1998 | Beechcraft 36 | Mathews, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Dec 1998 | Univair 7GC-AA | Garner, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |