Beech D95A accident near Oakdale, CA
On August 28, 1994, a Beech D95A (airplane) was involved in an accident near Oakdale, CA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- August 28, 1994
- Place
- Oakdale, CA
- Aircraft
- Beech D95A · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 37.800°N, 120.741°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001206X02093
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On August 27, 1994, at 1805 Pacific daylight time, a Beech D95A, N4835J, operated by Diamond K. Aviation, Inc., collided with terrain and was destroyed by a postimpact fire during a go-around at the Oakdale (uncontrolled) Airport, Oakdale, California. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The flight instructor (CFI) possessed a commercial pilot certificate and was seriously injured. The second pilot possessed a commercial pilot certificate and was receiving multiengine flight training. She sustained fatal injuries. The instructional flight originated from Oakdale at 1643. Another CFI, who was standing on the ground at the airport, witnessed the accident flight. This CFI was also a multiengine flight instructor and was familiar with the accident airplane. According to this CFI/witness, prior to the crash the accident airplane had performed three full stop landings at Oakdale. Then, the airplane departed the pattern. After several minutes, the airplane returned to the pattern. The witness heard the CFI transmit the airplane position. In the background of the transmission, the witness recalled hearing the sound of a gear warning horn. According to the witness, this indicated a throttle had been retarded and a single-engine approach may have been the intended maneuver which was in progress. The witness further reported that as the accident airplane flew in the downwind leg, he heard a popping sound from one of the engines. The witness attributed this sound to a low engine power setting. The witness saw the airplane on the bas
Probable cause
IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION BY THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI), AND THE CFI'S INADEQUATE SUPERVISION BY NOT ASSURING THAT THE MINIMUM CONTROL SPEED (VMC) WAS MAINTAINED. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE CFI'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN MULTI-ENGINE INSTRUCTIONAL TRAINING.
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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.
