Beechcraft B95 N9679R

Summary

On 12 January 2004 at about 18:42 local time, a Beechcraft B95 registered N9679R was involved in an accident near Cedar City, Utah, 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

12 January 2004 at 18:42

Classification

Accident

Location

Cedar City, Utah, United States

Nearest airport

Cedar City Muni (CDC)

Coordinates

37.8656, -113.3025

Aircraft

Beechcraft B95

Registration

N9679R

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Flight Test

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Cedar City → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN04FA038

2 people died.

the pilot in command's (examinee) failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in a stall. Contributing to the accident was the inadequate supervision by the designated examiner.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The check ride flight departed from the airport at 1120. At approximately 1400, the airplane was reported overdue, and the local flight school launched some airplanes to initiate a search. According to radar data, the airplane appeared to be maneuvering at an altitude that varied between 8,200 feet msl and 9,000 feet msl and a groundspeed that varied between 40 knots and 200 knots. The last radar position at 1141:03 indicated an altitude of 8,900 feet msl and a ground speed of 6 knots. An on scene examination of the airplane revealed no anomalies.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.