Beechcraft 95-B55 N868ST

Summary

On 18 April 2007 at about 17:14 local time, a Beechcraft 95-B55 registered N868ST, operated by Phillip W. Cook aka Scott E. Thomas, was involved in an accident near Saranac Lake, New York, 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

18 April 2007 at 17:14

Classification

Accident

Location

Saranac Lake, New York, United States

Nearest airport

Saranac Lake (SLK)

Coordinates

44.3894, -74.2100

Aircraft

Beechcraft 95-B55

Registration

N868ST

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Phillip W. Cook aka Scott E. Thomas

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Saranac Lake → Fulton

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC07FA096

1 person died.

The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during initial climb after takeoff, which resulted in an inadvertent stall.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

Upon takeoff, the twin-engine airplane abruptly climbed, and 300 to 500 feet in the air, made a sharp left turn and descended nose-down into the ground. Examinations of the wreckage and engines revealed no anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. There were also no medical anomalies noted with the pilot. The pilot was the owner of the airplane, and held a private pilot certificate with a single engine land rating. No records could be found to substantiate the pilot's currency.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.