Beechcraft A100 N4391W
15 July 1996 · Manchester, New Hampshire, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 July 1996 at about 09:45 local time, a Beechcraft A100 registered N4391W, operated by Leon Stephens Venters, JR., was involved in an accident near Manchester, New Hampshire, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 09:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Manchester, New Hampshire, United States
- Nearest airport
- Manchester (MHT)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft A100
- Registration
- N4391W
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Leon Stephens Venters, JR.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Positioning
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Liberty → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Dawn
- NTSB number
- IAD96LA117
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilots failure to maintain control of the aircraft during a coupled approach. A related factor was the unmonitored inoperative glide slope.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
While executing a coupled ILS approach to runway 35, at about 100 feet above decision height the localizer bar went hard right, the glide slope flag came out and the aircraft turned hard right. The pilot turned the yoke left to counter-act just as the localizer bar went hard left. The aircraft immediately tried to follow and was still in a descent. The pilot countered with opposite yoke and felt for the autopilot disconnect button on the yoke. While attempting to climb the aircraft struck a light pole approximately 1.5 miles off the departure end of runway 35, causing substantial damage to the nose landing gear wheel assembly and left wing spar. Examination of the ILS by the FAA found that the glideslope equipment was out of service, but that the localizer, outer marker, and middle marker equipment was operational.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft A100 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Dec 1997 | Beechcraft A100 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Dec 1997 | Beechcraft A100 | Colo Springs, Colorado, United States | Aviation Charter, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 4 Aug 1994 | Beechcraft A100 | Williamstown, Massachusetts, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Jan 1990 | Beechcraft A100 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Mar 1989 | Beechcraft A100 | Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States | Corporate Jet | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 2003 | Beechcraft A100 | Carrollton, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jan 1996 | Cessna 172M | Nashua, New Hampshire, United States | Keyson Academy of Flight, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 24 Dec 1996 | Learjet 35A | Dorchester, New Hampshire, United States | Aircraft Charter Group, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 3 May 1996 | Piper PA-22-150 | Chester, New Hampshire, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 1996 | Lake LA-4-200 | Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 1996 | American Champion (Acac) 7EC | Rochester, New Hampshire, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Aug 1996 | Pzl-Bielsko SZD-59 | Franconia, New Hampshire, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |