Beechcraft 95 N1533Z

Summary

On 9 May 2009 at about 23:10 local time, a Beechcraft 95 registered N1533Z, operated by Gary Annas, was involved in an accident near Minden, Nevada, United States. 5 people were on board and 5 died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

9 May 2009 at 23:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Minden, Nevada, United States

Nearest airport

Minden-Tahoe Airport (KMIV)

Coordinates

38.9292, -119.8183

Aircraft

Beechcraft 95

Registration

N1533Z

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Gary Annas

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

MInden → MInden

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR09FA235

5 people died.

The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed while maneuvering during a low altitude maneuver that resulted in a stall.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

Witnesses reported that the pilot had taken four friends that were attending an outdoor working group on a local flight. The airplane made two to three low passes over the working group. On the final pass, the airplane was slightly above the tops of the local houses, between 100 and 300 feet above ground level (agl). Recovered GPS data indicated that the airplane was traveling from northeast to southwest at 120 knots ground speed. The witnesses stated that the airplane then made a sudden steep climbing left turn that approached 90 degrees angle of bank, appeared to decelerate at the top of the climbing turn, then dropped towards the ground nose first to ground impact. The witnesses noted that the engines could be heard "running perfectly" throughout the maneuver. Post accident examination of the airplane established continuity from all control surfaces to the cockpit. Examination of both engines revealed no abnormal conditions or signatures.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.