Beechcraft 76 N18960

Summary

On 4 August 1997 at about 20:15 local time, a Beechcraft 76 registered N18960, operated by Wings, Inc, was involved in an accident near New Richmond, Wisconsin, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

4 August 1997 at 20:15

Classification

Accident

Location

New Richmond, Wisconsin, United States

Coordinates

45.1198, -92.5295

Aircraft

Beechcraft 76

Registration

N18960

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Wings, Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

St. Paul → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI97FA252

2 people died.

The certified flight instructor's inadequate supervision and delayed remedial action and the flight crew's lack of aircraft control. A factor was loss of control while maneuvering downwind by one of the pilot's.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student and flight instructor departed for a local multiengine instructional flight. Witnesses described seeing the airplane approximately 200 feet above the ground heading in a southerly direction. Other witnesses described the airplane attempting a left turn, roll right and descended into a tree and utility pole before hitting the ground. It burst into flames and slid across a street into a house. The manipulator of the controls at the time of the accident could not be determined. Witnesses stated that the engines sounded like they were at full power.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.