Beechcraft M35 N9CB
27 July 2015 · Amery, Wisconsin, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 27 July 2015 at about 22:24 local time, a Beechcraft M35 registered N9CB, operated by St. Croix Bonaza Association LLC, was involved in an accident near Amery, Wisconsin, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 22:24
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Amery, Wisconsin, United States
- Coordinates
- 45.2539, -92.4642
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft M35
- Registration
- N9CB
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1959
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- St. Croix Bonaza Association LLC
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- New Richmond → Webster
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN15FA320
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s loss of airplane control while maneuvering with the airplane near its maximum gross weight, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle-of-attack and entering an aerodynamic stall.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The private pilot departed for a personal flight with three passengers in a single-engine airplane near its maximum takeoff weight. About 7 miles northeast of the departure airport, several witnesses noticed the airplane maneuvering. One witness described the airplane in a steep climb, then "making a circle, and then twisting" before dropping nose down and disappearing behind a tree line. Another witness reported seeing the airplane in a nose-down attitude with its wings rocking back and forth. Three other witnesses noticed the airplane spinning before impact. The airplane impacted an open wheat field with a nose-down attitude and low forward velocity, consistent with an aerodynamic stall. Examination of the airframe and engine revealed no evidence of mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Feb 2016 | Beechcraft M35 | San Pedro, California, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
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| 17 Sep 2021 | Beechcraft M35 | Osage Beach, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Sep 2022 | Beechcraft M35 | Henderson, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jan 2023 | Beechcraft M35 | Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Jan 2023 | Beechcraft M35 | Tomball, Texas, United States | TFF, Inc | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jul 2015 | Socata TBM 700 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States | Trustey Management Corporation | Fatal | 2 |
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| 1 Aug 2015 | Cessna 182 | Watertown, Wisconsin, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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