Beech 95-A55 accident near Wise, VA
On May 25, 1995, a Beech 95-A55 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Wise, VA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- May 25, 1995
- Place
- Wise, VA
- Aircraft
- Beech 95-A55 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 36.969°N, 82.580°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001207X03522
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On May 25, 1995, at 0715 eastern daylight time, a Beech 95-A55, N9672Y, was destroyed when it struck terrain after takeoff from the Lonesome Pine Airport, Wise, Virginia. The private pilot and passenger were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. No flight plan had been filed for the on-demand air taxi flight which departed Lonesome Pine Airport about 1 minute before, and which was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. The airplane had been chartered by a company to take one of their employees to Richmond, Virginia, and return. No witnesses were located who talked to the pilot or passenger prior to departure. A witness, at the departure end of runway 24, reported that the engines sounded normal when the airplane flew past his position. He then pulled onto the runway, in a vehicle, and, looking through his rearview mirror, saw the airplane descending in a nose down attitude, with one wing low. The witness returned to the departure end of the runway where he observed flame and smoke coming from the airplane on the ground. Another witness heard the takeoff and reported the engines sounded normal. He first saw the airplane as it passed the departure end of the runway. He said the airplane, "...flipped up on one wing and then went down to the right...." A few seconds later, he saw black smoke. The accident occurred during the hours of daylight at location 36 degrees, 59 minutes North, and 82 degrees, 33 minutes West. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot held a Private Pilot Certificate, with single and multi-engine land and instrument airplane rating
Probable cause
The failure of the pilot to maintain airspeed, after the right engine lost power, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent and collision with the ground.
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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.
