Accident · 2021-06-16

NTSB case CEN21LA274 · BEECH U-8F · Part 135

What the record says

Event date
2021-06-16
Event type
Accident
Highest injury level
Minor injury
Aircraft
BEECH U-8F (N62069)
Operating rule
Part 135
Operator
Bemidji Aviation Services, Inc. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report)
BEMIDJI AVIATION SERVICES INC

Probable cause

Maintenance personnel’s inadequate inspection of the airplane, which failed to detect and correct chafed electrical wiring and a degraded fuel bladder with holes, which resulted in ignition of fuel vapor and a right wing explosion.

Source: NTSB case CEN21LA274

Flight crew

Certification and experience as recorded in the NTSB accident database for this event. The NTSB records these facts about the crew's flying history; GroundCheck shows them as filed, without names or identities.

RoleCertificateInstrument ratingAgeMedicalFlight hours
Pilot pilot flyingCommercialAirplane20Class 2 (2021-01-04)2,210 total · 477 in this make/model · 2,096 as PIC · 164 last 90 days

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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