Beechcraft 95 N845B
9 September 1987 · Monterey, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 9 September 1987 at about 00:50 local time, a Beechcraft 95 registered N845B, operated by Monterey Navy Flying Club, was involved in an accident near Monterey, California, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 00:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Monterey, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Monterey Peninsula (MRY)
- Coordinates
- 36.6002, -121.8800
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 95
- Registration
- N845B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Monterey Navy Flying Club
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX87FA331
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE COML PLT WAS RCVG MULT-ENG DUAL INSTRN IN A BEECH 95. AFTER TKOF, THE AIRCREW BEGAN PRACTICING INST APCHS. AFTER MAKING AN ILS RWY 10 APCH TO ENTER LEFT TRAFFIC FOR RWY 28, THE FLT WAS CLRD ONTO A SOUTH DOWNWIND TO BE SEQUENCED TO FOLLOW A PSA BAE-146. WHEN THE BEECH 95 CREW RPRTD THE BAE-146 WAS IN SIGHT, THEY WERE CLRD TO FOLLOW IT. A WITNESS, WHO WAS WATCHING THE BAE-146 LAND, STATED THAT WHEN HIS ATTENTION WAS FOCUSED ON THE PLANE (BEECH 95) SOME DISTANCE BEHIND THE COMMERCIAL PLANE (BAE-146), IT WAS IN A STEEP NOSE DOWN DSCNT TOWARD THE GND & IN A RGT SPIN. THE BEECH 95 CRASHED IN APRX A 125 DEG NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. NO PREIMPACT PART FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND. HOWEVER, THE ACFT WAS FND CONFIGURED FOR A PSBL SIMULATED ENG-OUT APCH; I.E., THE RUDDER TRIM TAB & INDICATOR WERE FND WITH ABT 20 TO 22 DEG DEFLECTION, THE LEFT & RGT TACH INDICATED 1900 & 2700 RPM, RESPECTIVELY, & THE FLAP & FLAP ACTUATORS WERE FND IN A RETRACTED PSN. THE IN-FLT SEPN BTW THE BEECH 95 & BAE-146 WAS NOT DETERMINED. TWR PSNL DIDN'T PROVIDE A WAKE TURBC ADZY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft 95 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Feb 1987 | Beechcraft 95-B55 | Lanesville, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 9 Nov 1987 | Beechcraft 95C-55 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Bruce & Mark MC Swiggan | No injuries | - |
| 30 Sep 1987 | Beechcraft 95-B55 | Manteo, North Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 15 Dec 1987 | Beechcraft 95-C55 | Marathon, Florida, United States | Cabanas, Fred R. | No injuries | - |
| 27 Apr 1987 | Beechcraft 95-55 | Monterey, California, United States | Sweets Flying Service | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Jan 1987 | Beechcraft 95-A55 | Babylon, New York, United States | Albert Brillaud | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Nov 1987 | Durbin MONNETT MONI | Ramona, California, United States | Lipner, Robert M. | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Dec 1987 | Bede BD-5 | Chula Vista, California, United States | Teufel, Armin U. | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Oct 1987 | Stits ELKINS 85 | Camarillo, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Nov 1987 | Isgrigg ELITE | Tehachapi, California, United States | Isgrigg, John | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Dec 1987 | Rolladen-Schneider LS-3 | Santa Ynez, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Jan 1987 | Cessna 152 | San Dimas, California, United States | King Aviation | Minor injuries | - |