Beechcraft 33 N6665U

Summary

On 8 February 2020 at about 19:17 local time, a Beechcraft 33 registered N6665U was involved in an accident near Granbury, Texas, 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

8 February 2020 at 19:17

Classification

Accident

Location

Granbury, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Granbury Rgnl (GDJ)

Coordinates

32.4972, -97.8614

Aircraft

Beechcraft 33

Registration

N6665U

Category

Airplane

Year built

1979

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Mineral Wells → Granbury

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN20FA076

1 person died.

The pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack while maneuvering in the airport traffic pattern, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and loss of control.

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Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was conducting a personal flight to a nearby airport. Flight tracking information and a statement from another pilot indicated that the pilot overflew the runway, entered the airport traffic pattern, landed, and taxied the airplane off the runway. About 7 minutes later, the airplane was captured on radar as it flew downwind in the traffic pattern and proceeded north. About 2 minutes later, the radar data ended; the accident site was located 0.39 nautical mile north-northeast of the final radar return. The airplane impacted trees and terrain in a nose-low attitude with minimal forward momentum and a slightly twisted empennage, consistent with an aerodynamic stall/spin. Examination of the airplane did not reveal any mechanical malfunctions or anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. It is likely that the pilot was flying an extended pattern and turning from the base to final legs of the pattern when he exceeded the airplane's critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall, loss of control, and impact with terrain.  

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.