Beech B200 accident near Jasper, Alabama, June 23, 1987
On June 23, 1987 at about 11:19 am local time, a Beech B200, registered N859DD, was destroyed in an accident near Jasper, Alabama (Walker CO Bevill airport). It was a business flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was conditions the NTSB did not record.
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 23, 1987 · about 11:19 am local time
- Place
- Jasper, Alabama · Walker CO Bevill · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- conditions the NTSB did not record
- Aircraft
- Beech B200 · all B200s on the register
- Registration
- N859DD · no longer on the register · serial BB859
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PLT OBTAINED A WEATHER BRIEFING FOR HIS PROPOSED FLT FROM BIRMINGHAM, AL TO JASPER, AL TO ALLENTOWN, PA. HE DID NOT FILE A FLIGHT PLAN FOR THE 35 MILE FLT FROM BIRMINGHAM TO JASPER, HOWEVER, HE DID FILE A FLIGHT PLAN FOR THE PROPOSED FLT FM JASPER TO ALLENTOWN. HE STATED THAT HE 'FELT LIKE HE GOT A LITTLE SLOW AND THE TAIL STALLED' DURING HIS VFR LDG APCH AT JASPER. THE ACFT CONTACTED THE GROUND AT THE EAST END OF THE EAST-WEST RWY ON A NORTHERLY TRACK. THE ACFT CONTINUED ON THE NORTHERLY TRACK FOR 288 FT BEFORE COLLIDING WITH TREES. THE ACFT WAS DESTROYED BY THE POST CRASH FIRE. WITNESSES REPORTED FOG IN THE AREA AND THE PLT REPORTED THAT HE HAD ENCOUNTERED PATCHES OF FOG ON THE FLT FROM BIRMINGHAM.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 11,000 hours in all; 2,000 in this make and model
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,966 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 80 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 12,500 lb
- Seats: 11
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: P&W PT6A-42 (turboprop); 0 hours total
- Fire on the ground
The flight
- Departed from: BHM Birmingham AL at 10:15 am
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 27, 4,800 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: dawn
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 8,000 ft; not recorded
- Temperature: 72°F (22°C), dew point 72°F (22°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 10:08 am from BHM
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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