Beech F33A accident near Saint Clair, MO
On May 23, 1996, a Beech F33A (airplane) was involved in an accident near Saint Clair, MO. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- May 23, 1996
- Place
- Saint Clair, MO
- Aircraft
- Beech F33A · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 38.350°N, 90.980°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X05704
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On May 23, 1996, at about 1245 central daylight time (cdt), a Beech Bonanza F-33A, N8273G, piloted by an instrument rated private pilot, impacted trees and terrain while maneuvering approximately twelve miles southeast of the Saint Clair Regional Airport, Saint Clair, Missouri. The airplane was destroyed by post-crash fire and the pilot sustained fatal injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal 14 CFR Part 91 flight was not operating on a flight plan. The flight departed from the Spirit of St. Louis Airport, Chesterfield, Missouri, at 1218 cdt. According to a witness's written statement and telephone conversation on June 13, 1996, he saw the airplane circling low overhead the accident site in a clockwise to rectangular pattern. The witness thought he was going to land on a private landing strip nearby and didn't pay much attention to it until he commented to a neighbor, and said on the last pass as the aircraft went to the east and turning southerly while descending in altitude then the aircraft pitched up (45 degrees) in attitude, appeared to stall and pitched nose down. The witness did not realize the airplane had crashed as he lost sight of the airplane below the trees. The IIC asked if the airplane sounded abnormal? The witness said the airplane sound seemed to be normal, that's why he did not pay much attention to it. On the day of the accident, a flight instructor talked with the pilot and stated that the pilot appeared to be in his usual temperament. The pilot was given a Biennial Flight Review (BF
Probable cause
failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed, while maneuvering at low altitude, which resulted in a stall and collision with the terrain.
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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.
