Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 1 December 1974
Aircraft Type: Beechcraft 100 King Air
Owner/operator: Southern Services
Registration Number: N50PC
Location: Birmingham Airport, AL (BHM) –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: PilotPilot
Category: Accident
Aviation incident occurred at Birmingham Airport, AL (BHM) resulting in loss of control by the pilot. The incident stemmed from the pilot’s failure to maintain sufficient flying speed during a go-around, compounded by improper in-flight decisions and miscellaneous acts due to icing conditions. The icing conditions included sleet and freezing rain.Aviation incident occurred at Birmingham Airport, AL (BHM) resulting in loss of control by the pilot. The incident stemmed from the pilot’s failure to maintain sufficient flying speed during a go-around, compounded by improper in-flight decisions and miscellaneous acts due to icing conditions. The icing conditions included sleet and freezing rain.
Description
Crashed when the pilot lost control during a go around at Birmingham Airport, AL (BHM). PROBABLE CAUSE: pilot in command – failed to obtain/maintain flying speed pilot in command – improper in-flight decisions or planning miscellaneous acts,conditions – airframe ice FACTORS: weather – icing conditions-includes sleet,freezing rain,etc. miscellaneous acts,conditions – ice-engine
Primary Cause
Pilot in command – failed to obtain/maintain flying speedPilot in command – failed to obtain/maintain flying speedShare on:
