Cessna 551 N740JB
5 May 2009 · Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 May 2009 at about 19:49 local time, a Cessna 551 registered N740JB, operated by Ballard Aviation Inc, was involved in an accident near Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 19:49
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States
- Coordinates
- 36.7333, -96.8333
- Aircraft
- Cessna 551
- Registration
- N740JB
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Ballard Aviation Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Stillwater → Wichita
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN09LA281
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot's loss of control for undetermined reasons.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that after leveling off at 16,000 feet with the autopilot engaged, he began to review his charts preparing for landing. When he went back to a visual scan of the instruments, he noted that the flight director was flagged off and that both the pilot and co-pilot attitude indicators were off. The pilot declared an emergency with air traffic control, reduced the throttles to idle, and pulled back on the controls. After the airplane came out of the bottom of the clouds and the pilot regained visual contact with the ground, the airplane was in a 60-degree left turn at approximately 80 knots of airspeed. After the pilot regained control, the flight director and all instruments began working again. The pilot then re-engaged the autopilot and continued to his destination, where he landed without further incident. Examination of the flight director system, gyros, and attitude indicators at the aircraft manufacturer’s facilities failed to identify a failure or malfunction with the flight instruments.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 551 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Dec 2007 | Cessna 551 | Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, United States | CCM Aviation L.L.C. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jan 2005 | Cessna 551 | Ainsworth, Nebraska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Jan 2003 | Cessna 551 (CITATION II) | Perigueux, France | Sonnig SA | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 2003 | Cessna 551 | Sorocaba, Brazil | Agua Limpa Transportes Ltda. | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Apr 2002 | Cessna 551 | Lake in Hills, Illinois, United States | Northern Illinois Flight Center Inc | No injuries | - |
| 22 Dec 1999 | Cessna 551 | Cordele, Georgia, United States | William McMahan | Fatal | 1 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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