Beechcraft 95-B55 N77RY

Summary

On 5 January 2002 at about 16:10 local time, a Beechcraft 95-B55 registered N77RY was involved in an accident near Oak Grove, Louisiana, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

5 January 2002 at 16:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Oak Grove, Louisiana, United States

Nearest airport

Costello (27A7)

Coordinates

32.9636, -91.4181

Aircraft

Beechcraft 95-B55

Registration

N77RY

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Avon → Monroe

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW02FA062

1 person died.

the pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane while maneuvering resulting in an inadvertent stall/spin.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

A witness stated that he heard the airplane over fly the private airport at what sounded like a "low altitude." The witness went outside and observed the airplane approximately 1/4 of a mile southeast, at 300 feet above the ground, in a steep left bank. The airplane entered a spin, rotated 1-1.5 times, and impacted the ground. The witness reported that the cloud base was approximately 500 feet agl. On the day prior to the accident date, the instrument-rated pilot flew the airplane to a private ranch. Concerned with the deteriorating weather conditions, the pilot elected to depart the ranch one day earlier than he had planned, then return to the ranch via his vehicle. Prior to departure, the pilot obtained a weather briefing and visual flight rules (VFR) was not recommended for his route of flight. The pilot purchased the airplane in August 1994, and reported on an insurance form, dated May 14, 2001, that he accumulated 1,081 flight hours in the accident airplane make and model. Examination of the airplane and engines revealed no evidence of any pre-impact discrepances.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.