Beech 76 accident near Elizabeth, PA
On June 28, 1994, a Beech 76 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Elizabeth, PA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- June 28, 1994
- Place
- Elizabeth, PA
- Aircraft
- Beech 76 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 40.601°N, 78.760°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001206X01450
Official records · BFO94FA120
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- ATC Transcripts: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On June 28, 1994, about 1357 hours eastern daylight time, N6004E, a Beech BE-76, operated by O.T. Aviation, Inc., West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, impacted terrain in Elizabeth, Pennsylvania, and was destroyed during approach to runway 25 at the Rostraver Airport. The certified flight instructor (CFI) was seriously injured, the private pilot who was receiving instruction was fatally injured, and the rear seat passenger was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan was not filed. The instructional flight departed from the Allegheny County Airport, West Mifflin, at 1342 and was conducted under 14 CFR 91. According to the assistant manager of O.T. Aviation, who was present in the lounge/office area of O.T. Aviation on the day of the accident, the private pilot had called earlier in the day to schedule a flight simulator session for that afternoon. The assistant manager later learned after the accident that the person who received the call mistakenly scheduled the simulator under another name. This statement was corroborated by an examination of the operator's daily flight schedule. Another witness, a single-engine airplane flight instructor at O.T. Aviation, was also present in the lounge/office area on the day of the accident. He stated that when the private pilot arrived, he saw that someone else's name had been entered on the schedule. The private pilot said "I've got to fly today," and checked to see if there were any airplanes available to fly in lieu of the simulator. The flight instructor stated that the accident airplane
Probable cause
1) THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND (CFI) TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF THE DUAL STUDENT DURING A SIMULATED SINGLE-ENGINE APPROACH, AND 2) HIS FAILURE TO PERFORM REMEDIAL ACTION. THIS LED TO A LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE GROUND. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE DUAL STUDENT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN MINIMUM CONTROLLABLE AIRSPEED AND A PROPER GLIDEPATH TO THE RUNWAY D
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
