Beechcraft BE-76 N6697N

Summary

On 21 January 2006 at about 17:10 local time, a Beechcraft BE-76 registered N6697N, operated by Vincent G. Cacho, was involved in an accident near Hinesville, Georgia, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

21 January 2006 at 17:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Hinesville, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

Liberty County Airport (2J2)

Coordinates

31.7961, -81.6411

Aircraft

Beechcraft BE-76

Registration

N6697N

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Vincent G. Cacho

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Chamblee → Hinesville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL06CA037

1 person was seriously injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall and subsequent impact with trees.

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Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was completing an instrument cross-country flight when the accident occurred. Upon arrival at the destination airport, the pilot was cleared for a visual approach by air traffic control. The pilot stated that during the landing phase to runway 14, with a light right crosswind, he heard a popping noise after touchdown and the airplane veered left. The pilot initiated a go-around as the airplane departed the runway surface into the grass. The pilot reported that while attempting to clear trees, the stall warning horn sounded. He stated that he retracted the landing gear and then retracted the flaps. He reported that after flap retraction, the airplane’s left wing dropped, and the airplane lost altitude and collided with trees. Witnesses stated that the airplane climbed steeply and then banked to the left. According to witnesses, the airplane leveled, then the nose pitched up, rolled left, and nosed down into the trees. The pilot received serious injuries and the airplane was destroyed by impact forces and a postimpact fire. A postaccident examination of the wreckage determined that the landing gear was down and locked. The tires were consumed by fire. Other than the “popping” sound reported by the pilot several days after his initial statement, no mechanical problems were reported by the pilot or found during the postaccident examination of the airplane.

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