Beech 60 accident near Cheyenne, WY
On April 21, 1995, a Beech 60 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Cheyenne, WY. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- April 21, 1995
- Place
- Cheyenne, WY
- Aircraft
- Beech 60 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 41.370°N, 104.851°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001207X03276
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On April 21, 1995, at 1016 mountain daylight time, a Beech 60, N711PS, was destroyed when it collided with a ground structure in Cheyenne, Wyoming. The commercial pilot was fatally injured. The personal flight, conducted under Title 14 CFR Part 91, originated in Cheyenne at 1006. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan had been filed. According to the Denver Automated Flight Service Station (AFSS), the pilot obtained a weather briefing, filed an IFR flight plan, and took off from Cheyenne at 1006, en route to Colorado Springs, Colorado. A family member said the pilot was en route to a pilot safety clinic. An Air National Guard C-130 hydraulics mechanic witnessed the takeoff of a light twin engine airplane answering the description of N711PS. He said that just before and during rotation to liftoff, he heard a very loud, high pitch whine. The noise "sounded like a turbo" and then stopped abruptly as the airplane passed his position. The Cheyenne control tower was closed for renovation. As a result, the pilot contacted the Denver Air Route Traffic Control Center shortly after takeoff. According to a taped recording of communications, the pilot reported he had "a problem" and wanted to return for landing. The controller asked the pilot if he was declaring an emergency and the pilot replied, "I have an overboost situation, here. I want to come back and check it out." He was subsequently cleared for the ILS (instrument landing system) runway 26 approach. NTAP (National Track Analysis Program) r
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL. FACTORS WERE THE INSTRUMENT WEATHER CONDITONS AND THE EXCESSIVE WORKLOAD IMPOSED ON THE SOLO PILOT ATTEMPTING TO DEAL WITH AN EMERGENCY SITUATION WHILE FLYING IN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS.
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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.
