Beech 65-B80 accident near Paint Rock, TX
On October 26, 1995, a Beech 65-B80 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Paint Rock, TX. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- October 26, 1995
- Place
- Paint Rock, TX
- Aircraft
- Beech 65-B80 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 31.499°N, 99.919°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001207X04682
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On October 26, 1995, approximately 0950 central daylight time, a Beech 65-B80, N9NP, collided with terrain while maneuvering near the O.H. Ivie Reservoir, located 20 sm east of Paint Rock, Texas. The airplane was destroyed and the commercial pilot received fatal injuries. The airplane was being operated under Title 14 CFR Part 135 by Talon Air Service per contract with Airborne Express when the accident occurred. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the cargo flight which departed Waco, Texas, approximately 0900 en route to San Angelo, Texas. No flight plan was filed. A witness who was fishing from a boat about 1.5 sm west of the reservoir dam initially observed the airplane heading southwest in a "slow descent" from an altitude he estimated as 500 feet AGL down to 150 feet AGL. The witness looked away from the airplane, and when he looked back, "saw the airplane emerge from a cloud of water" and "heard a loud clap noise." He observed "vapor trailing [from the airplane] that appeared to be white in color" and reported "the aircraft was trying to climb, but appeared to be losing forward speed." He further reported seeing "the aircraft start a steep right turn, nose high" and then observed a "cloud of dust rise above the horizon." The statements of two additional witnesses who made similar observations are attached to this report. Another witness who was working on the dam spillway observed the airplane "flying parallel to the dam" at an altitude of "200 to 300 feet" AGL. He reported "the right propeller was turning when I first saw the plane, but
Probable cause
The pilot's impairment of judgment and performance due to alcohol which resulted in his improper decision to shutdown an engine, and his failure to maintain adequate airspeed for single-engine flight.
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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.
