Beech H-35 accident near Jackson, AL
On July 5, 1994, a Beech H-35 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Jackson, AL. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 5, 1994
- Place
- Jackson, AL
- Aircraft
- Beech H-35 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 31.530°N, 87.891°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001206X01655
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 5, 1994, at 1459 central daylight time, a Beech H-35, N7917D, came apart, inflight, while maneuvering in the vicinity of a thunderstorm near Jackson, Alabama. The business flight operated under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91 with no flight plan filed. Visual weather conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The airplane was destroyed, and the two occupants were fatally injured. The flight departed Hawkins Field in Madison, Mississippi, at 1358 hours. At 1328, a man who identified himself as the pilot of N7917D telephoned Jackson Flight Service Station and requested a weather briefing for a planned visual flight to Gainesville, Florida. The pilot was given a standard weather briefing which included the current and forecasted weather information for his planned route of flight. According to the briefer, the pilot was also given a summary of the pertinent adverse weather conditions. At 1400, the pilot established radio contact with Jackson (Mississippi) Approach Control and received flight following service until the flight departed Jackson's area of coverage. Memphis and Atlanta Centers continued the flight following service until the pilot established contact with Houston Center. At 1452, the pilot reported on radio frequency with Houston Center and stated that he was at 9500 feet. At 1455, the controller advised the pilot of his mode C readout of 12000 feet, but the pilot verified that his altitude was 9,500 feet, and requested radar vectors. The pilot stated that he was getting into some clouds and that he thought he was near a thunderst
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO AVOID AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF CONTROL AND THE DESIGNED STRUCTURAL LIMITS OF THE AIRFRAME BEING EXCEEDED. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT.
More accidents in AL
- Beech C99, Jul 10, 1991
- Cessna 421A, Jun 22, 1983
- Cessna 421C, Jul 9, 2011
- Piper PA 31, Aug 14, 2016
- Beech 95-B55B, Dec 5, 1992
Browse: Alabama · Beech aircraft
Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
