Beechcraft 95-B55 N727AF
31 July 2001 · Xenia, Ohio, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 31 July 2001 at about 12:40 local time, a Beechcraft 95-B55 registered N727AF, operated by Wright Patterson AFB Aero Club, was involved in an accident near Xenia, Ohio, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. 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 12:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Xenia, Ohio, United States
- Nearest airport
- Wright-Patterson AFB (FFO)
- Coordinates
- 39.6469, -83.8547
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 95-B55
- Registration
- N727AF
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Wright Patterson AFB Aero Club
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Dayton → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC01FA193
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The flight instructor's failure to maintain aircraft control while maneuvering, which resulted in an inadvertent spin.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
According to radar data, the training flight departed about 0820, flew south and climbed to 6,000 feet msl. While the airplane was maneuvering about 20 minutes later, it descended and stabilized at 5,400 feet. However, the airspeed decreased to about 60 KIAS, and the airplane entered a rapid descent in a near-vertical flight path. About 0840, witnesses near the accident site observed the airplane in a flat spin prior to ground impact. The training syllabus for the respective lesson included the following topics: Maneuvering at Critically Slow Airspeed; Emergency Operations (Engine-Out); and Maneuvering with One Engine Inoperative. Additionally, review of the flight instructor's daily planner for that lesson revealed, "Hold, Stalls, Short T/O/Landing." Review of a Beech B55 manual revealed that the minimum speed for direction controllability with one engine out was 78 KIAS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft 95 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Nov 2001 | Beechcraft 95-B55 | Falmouth, Massachusetts, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Mar 2001 | Beechcraft 95-B55B (T42A) | Watkins, Colorado, United States | Enterprise Airline Academy | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jan 2001 | Beechcraft 95-55 | Dijon, France | Sarl Clovis | Fatal | 4 |
| 4 Oct 2001 | Beechcraft 95-B55 | Alvarado, Texas, United States | Alamo Aviation, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 17 Jan 2001 | Beechcraft 95-D55 | Rendsburg-Schac, Germany | Deutsche Verkehrsfliegerschule, Hamburg | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Feb 2001 | Beechcraft 95-B55 | Norris, South Dakota, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Aug 2001 | Beechcraft BE-200 | Piqua, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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