At about 10:26 central time, the pilot of a Beech 58P crashed while circling to land during a VOR/DME-A approach to a runway at the Brookhaven-Lincoln County Airport, killing the pilot and passenger. The pilots father and brother, both of whom are pilot-rated and were at the airport, the airplane flew over the runway at about 500 to 600 feet agl on the downwind leg with gear and flaps extended. As it reached the approach end of runway 22, the airplane started banking to the left until it was banked 70-75 degrees. The airplane then pitched nose down and crashed.
Sept. 9, Brookhaven, Miss. / Beech Baron
At about 10:26 central time, the pilot of a Beech 58P crashed while circling to land during a VOR/DME-A approach to a runway at the Brookhaven-Lincoln County Airport, killing the pilot and passenger. The pilots father and brother, both of whom are pilot-rated and were at the airport, the airplane flew over the runway at about 500 to 600 feet agl on the downwind leg with gear and flaps extended. As it reached the approach end of runway 22, the airplane started banking to the left until it was banked 70-75 degrees. The airplane then pitched nose down and crashed....
Key Takeaways:
- A Beech 58P aircraft crashed at the Brookhaven-Lincoln County Airport around 10:26 central time while performing a VOR/DME-A approach.
- Both the pilot and passenger were killed in the crash.
- Witnesses observed the plane flying over the runway with gear and flaps extended, then banking sharply (70-75 degrees) to the left before pitching nose down and crashing.
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