Beechcraft T-34B N669MC

Summary

On 29 August 1998 at about 17:10 local time, a Beechcraft T-34B registered N669MC was involved in an accident near Quantico, Virginia, 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

29 August 1998 at 17:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Quantico, Virginia, United States

Nearest airport

Quantico McAf (NYG)

Coordinates

38.5191, -77.2904

Aircraft

Beechcraft T-34B

Registration

N669MC

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

IAD98FA103

2 people died.

The failure of the flight instructor to maintain airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane departed on a local training flight. A flight instructor in the rear seat was checking out the front seat pilot who was new to the airplane. Witnesses reported that after the airplane became airborne, it did not climb as expected. While over the water and beyond the departure end of the runway, at an estimated altitude of 150 to 200 feet above the water, the airplane was observed to enter a shallow left turn. The bank increased, the nose dropped and the airplane struck the water. The CFI was found with his shoulder harness not connected. No evidence of pre-existing mechanical failure was found with the airframe or engine.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.