Beechcraft 95 N9389Y

Summary

On 18 March 2010 at about 15:54 local time, a Beechcraft 95 registered N9389Y was involved in an accident near Lagrange, New York, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

18 March 2010 at 15:54

Classification

Accident

Location

Lagrange, New York, United States

Nearest airport

Sky Acres Airport (44N)

Coordinates

41.7169, -73.7456

Aircraft

Beechcraft 95

Registration

N9389Y

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Pleasant Valley → Monticello

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA10FA178

1 person died.

The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed during takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

A witness, who was a pilot, reported that he observed the airplane climb to approximately 50 feet above ground level (agl), yaw to the left, return to straight flight, climb to approximately 300 feet agl, yaw to the left a second time, and then bank to the left. The nose of the airplane then pitched down to about a perpendicular position with reference to the surrounding terrain, completing 1 to 1 1/2 spin rotations before going out of sight behind a row of trees. A postaccident examination of the airplane established continuity from all control surfaces to the cockpit. Examination of both engines revealed thermal damage; however, all cylinders produced suction and no abnormal mechanical anomalies or signatures were noted.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.