Beechcraft A24R N24624

Summary

On 13 February 1999 at about 12:30 local time, a Beechcraft A24R registered N24624 was involved in an accident near Philadelphia, Mississippi, 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.

Date

13 February 1999 at 12:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Philadelphia, Mississippi, United States

Nearest airport

Philadelphia Municipal (MPE)

Coordinates

32.7703, -89.1005

Aircraft

Beechcraft A24R

Registration

N24624

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → West Point

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dawn

NTSB number

MIA99LA083

Nobody was injured.

The failure of the pilot to ensure the aircraft tie down ropes were free from the aircraft prior to taxiing. This resulted in the aircraft turning uncontrolled when taxi was initiated due to a partially tied left wing, the pilot loosing control of the aircraft, and the aircraft colliding with a ditch and a tree.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated he had trouble getting the knotted tie down rope through the left wing tie down fitting when he parked the aircraft the night before the accident. On the morning of the accident he did not recall struggling to get the rope free from the fitting. As he started to taxi the aircraft jerked to the left and he inadvertently advanced the throttle. The aircraft ran into a ditch and then collided with a tree.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.