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Beechcraft A100 N7GA

4 August 1994 · Williamstown, Massachusetts, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 4 August 1994 at about 20:05 local time, a Beechcraft A100 registered N7GA was involved in an accident near Williamstown, Massachusetts, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 20:05
Classification
Accident
Location
Williamstown, Massachusetts, United States
Nearest airport
Hariman-and-West (2B6)
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Beechcraft A100
Registration
N7GA
Category
Airplane
Engines
2
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Positioning
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Unknown → White Plains
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
NYC94FA148

People

1 person died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 1 0 0 0

Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain minimum control speed after an undetermined loss of engine power, which resulted in an inadvertent stall at too low of an altitude to allow recovery.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE AIRPLANE HAD UNDER GONE ROUTINE MAINTENANCE FOR SLOW ACCELERATION ON THE RIGHT ENGINE. MAINTENANCE RECORDS REVEALED THE FUEL CONTROLS WERE CHANGED FROM THE RIGHT ENGINE TO THE LEFT ENGINE. THE AIRPLANE WAS RELEASED BACK TO THE PILOT FOR SERVICE, AND HE DEPARTED FOR HIS HOME STATION. SEVERAL WITNESSES SAW THE AIRPLANE AFTER TAKEOFF AT A LOW ALTITUDE, AND AT A SLOW SPEED. THE AIRPLANE TURNED LEFT, AND THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE GROUND. TWO WITNESSES SAW THE AIRPLANE PASS BY THEM AT A LOW ALTITUDE, AND WROTE, '...AT THIS POINT WE COULD SEE THE LEFT (PORT) ENGINE PROPELLER WAS TURNING VERY SLOWLY. YOU COULD ACTUALLY SEE THE INDIVIDUAL BLADES OF THE PROPELLER TURNING.' A COMPLETE DISASSEMBLY OF BOTH ENGINES, REVEALED NO DISCREPANCIES OTHER THAN IMPACT, AND POST IMPACT FIRE DAMAGE. DISASSEMBLY OF THE LEFT PROPELLER INDICATED THAT THE PROPELLER BLADES WERE AT OR NEAR FEATHER AT IMPACT. THE PILOT HAD A TOTAL OF 106 FLIGHT HOURS IN BEECH A100 AIRCRAFT, ALL IN THE 90 DAYS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, AND 56 HOURS IN THE 30 DAYS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

Other Beechcraft A100 accidents

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
15 Jul 1996 Beechcraft A100
N4391W
Manchester, New Hampshire, United States
no coordinates
Leon Stephens Venters, JR. No injuries -
11 Dec 1997 Beechcraft A100
N30SA
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States - Fatal 1
21 Dec 1997 Beechcraft A100
N100BE
Colo Springs, Colorado, United States Aviation Charter, Inc. Fatal 2
19 Jan 1990 Beechcraft A100
N44UE
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
- Fatal 1
22 Mar 1989 Beechcraft A100
N23605
Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States Corporate Jet No injuries -
30 Sep 1987 Beechcraft A100
N32RL
Gold Beach, Oregon, United States - No injuries -

All 27 records for this type

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no coordinates
- No injuries -
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no coordinates
- No injuries -
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no coordinates
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no coordinates
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no coordinates
- Fatal 1
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no coordinates
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