NTSB Releases Preliminary Report On VA Beech Accident | Aero-News Network
Aero-News Network
RSS icon RSS feed
podcast icon MP3 podcast
Subscribe Aero-News e-mail Newsletter Subscribe

Airborne Unlimited -- Most Recent Daily Episodes

Episode Date

Airborne-Monday

Airborne-Tuesday

Airborne-Wednesday Airborne-Thursday

Airborne-Friday

Airborne On YouTube

Airborne-Unlimited-10.28.24

Airborne-NextGen-10.29.24

Airborne-Unlimited-10.30.24

Airborne-Unlimited-10.24.24

Airborne-Unlimited-10.25.24

Thu, Jul 20, 2006

NTSB Releases Preliminary Report On VA Beech Accident

Did An Open Door Lead To A Fatal Mishap?

We know more about what happened... we just don't know why yet. That's the message the NTSB has in the preliminary report released Wednesday on the July 11 downing of a Beechcraft Sierra near Virginia Beach, VA.

According to the report, the plane (file photo of type, above) had just taken off for a trip to South Carolina, with pilot George Schell, 69, and his 63-year-old girlfriend, Judy Broadway onboard... when Schell radioed that a door was open on the plane, and he needed to head back to the airport.

The plane was cleared to make a short approach back to the runway... but Schell did not declare an emergency, and the controller later told the pilot he'd need to extend his downwind for landing traffic.

The pilot said that wouldn't be a problem... but before the single-engine plane reached the runway, it crashed into trees -- killing both of the people onboard, as well as their two dogs.

One witness says the plane was struggling to hold altitude... and that it was flying "very slow" and in a slight left bank before it went down. Furthermore, the witness says, the plane was also shaking violently.

The investigation into the mishap continues.

FMI: Read The NTSB Preliminary Report

Advertisement

More News

Senator Pushes FAA to Accelerate Rocket Launch Licensing

States That Current Process is Damaging National Aerospace Development US Senator Jerry Morgan is pushing the FAA to speed up the process for rocket launch licensing. He argues tha>[...]

Classic Aero-TV: RJ Gritter - Part of Aviation’s Bright New Future

From 2015 (YouTube Edition): Model Aviator Aims For Full-Scale Career While at the 2015 Indoor Electric RC Festival, referred to as eFest, ANN CEO and Editor-In-Chief, Jim Campbell>[...]

Aero-FAQ: Dave Juwel's Aviation Marketing Stories -- ITBOA BNITBOB

Dave Juwel's Aviation Marketing Stories ITBOA BNITBOB ... what does that mean? It's not gibberish, it's a lengthy acronym for "In The Business Of Aviation ... But Not In The Busine>[...]

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (10.27.24)

Aero Linx: Cardinal Flyers Online The Cardinal Flyers Online Web site was created and is maintained by me, Keith Peterson. My wife Debbie and I have owned a 1976 RG since 1985. Wit>[...]

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (10.27.24): Clearance Void If Not Off By (Time)

Clearance Void If Not Off By (Time) Used by ATC to advise an aircraft that the departure release is automatically canceled if takeoff is not made prior to a specified time. The exp>[...]

blog comments powered by Disqus



Advertisement

Advertisement

Podcasts

Advertisement

© 2007 - 2024 Web Development & Design by Pauli Systems, LC