Beechcraft BE-35 N82Z

Summary

On 5 August 2002 at about 19:59 local time, a Beechcraft BE-35 registered N82Z, operated by Eagle Vision, was involved in an accident near Idaho Falls, Idaho, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

5 August 2002 at 19:59

Classification

Accident

Location

Idaho Falls, Idaho, United States

Nearest airport

Idaho Falls Regional (IDA)

Coordinates

43.5319, -112.0836

Aircraft

Beechcraft BE-35

Registration

N82Z

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Eagle Vision

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Idaho Falls → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA02FA146

3 people died.

The flying pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed resulting in a stall/spin. An additional cause was the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight.

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

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After takeoff, the instructional flight entered a right closed VFR pattern for multiple touch-and-go landings. During the fourth pattern, just as the aircraft reached the location where the occupants were going to turn base, the tower advised them to make a left 360 degree turn and report reestablished on the downwind. One of the pilots advised the tower that they were just about to turn base, but because the tower needed the spacing to allow an IFR aircraft to depart, the controller repeated the instructions. One of the pilots read back the instructions, and then the aircraft entered a left 360 degree turn. Just about the time the aircraft was becoming reestablished on the downwind, the flying pilot allowed the airspeed to decrease below Vs (stalling speed), and the aircraft entered a spin.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.