Beechcraft B95A N919Q
26 October 2001 · Pittstown, New Jersey, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 26 October 2001 at about 16:55 local time, a Beechcraft B95A registered N919Q was involved in an accident near Pittstown, New Jersey, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. 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 16:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Pittstown, New Jersey, United States
- Nearest airport
- Sky Manor Airport (N40)
- Coordinates
- 40.5692, -74.9598
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft B95A
- Registration
- N919Q
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Nashua → Pittstown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC02LA017
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed during a go-around in gusty wind conditions, which resulted in an inadvertent stall. A factor was the gusty wind conditions.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot attempted two landings on runway 25. During his first landing attempt, he initiated a go-around about 100 feet above the runway. During his second landing attempt, he initiated a go-around about 20 feet above the runway. Shortly after the pilot added power, as the airplane was climbing past the treetops, the airplane rolled inverted, then hit the ground and slid upside down for approximately 25 feet. The pilot subsequently reported that during both approaches, the winds had shifted, and that during the second go-around attempt, "a severe gust rolled the aircraft inverted." Winds recorded at an airport 20 miles to the west, 4 minutes before the accident, were from 260 degrees true, at 14, gusting to 22 knots. The pilot reported 430 hours of total flight time, with 86 hours in multi-engine airplanes and 30 hours in make and model.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft B95A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Dec 1999 | Beechcraft B95A | Maizal, Dominican Republic | Meridian Voyager, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Apr 1999 | Beechcraft B95A | Fountain, Florida, United States | Ronald E. Pressley | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 Mar 1998 | Beechcraft B95A | Little River, California, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 30 Sep 2004 | Beechcraft B95A | Burlington, Wisconsin, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 17 Apr 1995 | Beechcraft B95A | Freeport, Bahamas | Callaway, Lawrence D. | No injuries | - |
| 20 Apr 1986 | Beechcraft B95A | St. Augustine, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Aug 2001 | Cessna 172SP | Matawan, New Jersey, United States | Esquire Aviation Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 16 Jun 2001 | De Havilland DH-82 TIGER MOTH | Allamuchy, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 2001 | Piper PA-32R-301T | Sandy Hook, New Jersey, United States | William L. Teubner | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 2001 | Mooney M20J | East Greenwich, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Sep 2001 | Cessna 170B | Wildwood, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Jul 2001 | Air & Space 18A | Blairstown, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |