Accident · 1992-12-10

NTSB case BFO93FA016 · BEECH C-45G · Part 135

What the record says

Event date: 1992-12-10
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: BEECH C-45G (N7770B)
Operating rule: Part 135
Operator: KALITTA FLYING SERVICE INC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): KALITTA FLYING SERVICE

Probable cause

FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO PROPERLY SECURE THE CARGO, WHICH ALLOWED A SHIFT IN THE CENTER OF GRAVITY DURING A MISSED APPROACH MANEUVER AND RESULTED IN SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL AND FLYING SPEED. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ASSURE THE AIRPLANE WAS LOADED WITHIN ITS PROPER WEIGHT AND BALANCE LIMITATIONS.

Source: NTSB case BFO93FA016

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

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