Beech 65-90 accident near Royal, AR
On January 4, 1995, a Beech 65-90 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Royal, AR. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- January 4, 1995
- Place
- Royal, AR
- Aircraft
- Beech 65-90 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 34.521°N, 93.320°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001207X02847
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On January 3, 1995, approximately 1817 central standard time, a Beech 65-90, N101GA, was destroyed during approach to the Hot Springs, Arkansas, Memorial Airport. The airline transport pilot-in-command and commercial pilot-rated passenger were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The pilot obtained a weather briefing and filed an IFR flight plan to Pueblo, Colorado, at 1442. An IFR clearance was issued at 1810 and the airplane took off from Hot Springs at 1814. One minute later, the pilot advised Memphis Air Route Traffic Control Center he had to return to Hot Springs. He was instructed to maintain 3,000 feet. "We ain't got a problem, we just need to come back in and land," the pilot said. The pilot then asked for permission to switch over to the unicom frequency. According to the pilot's father, operator of Airborne Flying Service, his son called him on the radio and said the airplane's cabin heater was not working. The father suggested that he return. He said the mechanics were still at the airport, they would fix the heater, and he could resume his flight without too much delay. At about this time, he heard his son say, "Oh, shoot!" This was the last radio contact with the airplane. Two witnesses listening on monitor radios confirmed the conversation. One witness said that whereas the pilot did not sound panicky, his voice was one of concern. Two witnesses who reported seeing the airplane go down were asked to submit written statements. None were received. One of these witnesses, located 5 miles south of the accident site, was in
Probable cause
THE PILOT INADVERTENTLY ALLOWED THE AIRPLANE TO DESCEND AND COLLIDE WITH TREES, AFTER HE BECAME DIVERTED BY AN INOPERATIVE CABIN HEATER. DARKNESS WAS A RELATED FACTOR.
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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.
