N6688

On July 18, 2009 at 07:05 PM, N6688 experienced a crash involving Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor, operated by Richard D. Nielsen, with the event recorded near Verdel Nebraska.

The flight was categorized as private and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a plain, valley crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 50.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 1, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The private pilot/owner and a passenger were transporting the pilot's multi-engine airplane to another airport so it could undergo an annual inspection. Shortly after departure, the right engine began to vibrate violently and the pilot elected to make a forced landing to a pasture. The airplane caught on fire and both radial engines separated from the airframe and sustained impact damage. The pilot was not rated by the FAA to operate multi-engine airplanes and he had not received any formal training in the airplane. The accident flight was his first time flying the airplane by himself. The airplane had not received an annual inspection in approximately 8 years prior to the accident. Examination of the right engine revealed extensive mechanical damage possibly due to a connecting rod failure.

Aircraft reference details include registration N6688, MSN 7085, year of manufacture 1944.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 42.8111°, -98.1926°.