Beechcraft BE-58 N9044V
9 May 2000 · Windsor Locks, Connecticut, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 May 2000 at about 02:37 local time, a Beechcraft BE-58 registered N9044V was involved in an incident near Windsor Locks, Connecticut, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 02:37
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Windsor Locks, Connecticut, United States
- Nearest airport
- Bradley International (BDL)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft BE-58
- Registration
- N9044V
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Newburgh
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- NYC00IA131
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
Inadequate screw length information provided by the manufacturer, which allowed an inadvertent installation of a holding screw that was too long, and the subsequent fracture of the switch/circuit breaker. Factors included a short circuit of the beacon motor, and the location of the holding screw position within the electroluminescent panel.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot smelled smoke after takeoff. He returned to the airport, landed, and taxied to the ramp. During the postflight inspection, the rotating beacon power wire was found to be burnt, the entire length of the airplane. The initiating event was suspected to be a failed beacon motor, which then initiated a short circuit; however, it was not positively confirmed. Further inspection revealed that a holding screw for the electroluminescent panel had contacted the rotating beacon switch/circuit breaker, and fractured the switch. The switch/breaker was attached to a solid buss bar behind the panel, and the screw position was directly below the toggle portion of the switch. The manufacturer's parts catalog called for the use of a specific screw, but did not give a dash number for the screw's length.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft BE-58 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Aug 2000 | Beechcraft BE-58 | West Milford, New Jersey, United States | OQR Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 15 Apr 2000 | Beechcraft BE-58 | Palatka, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Feb 2001 | Beechcraft BE-58 | Brinkley, Arkansas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Jun 1999 | Beechcraft BE-58 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 23 Jun 2002 | Beechcraft BE-58 | Farmington, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Oct 1998 | Beechcraft BE-58 | Jackson, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jun 2000 | Meadows PITTS SPECIAL S-1 | Meriden, Connecticut, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jan 2000 | Cessna T310R | Plainville, Connecticut, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Nov 2000 | Bellanca BL-17-30A | Union, Connecticut, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 30 Mar 2000 | Piper PA-32R-301 | East Haddam, Connecticut, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Feb 2000 | Cessna 182P | Hartford, Connecticut, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 2000 | Piper PA28-235 | Chester, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |