Beech 95-B55 accident near Mayhill, NM
On January 28, 1997, a Beech 95-B55 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Mayhill, NM. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- January 28, 1997
- Place
- Mayhill, NM
- Aircraft
- Beech 95-B55 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 32.879°N, 105.470°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X07278
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On January 27, 19997, at 2010 mountain standard time, a Beech 95-B55 twin engine airplane, N47SM, was destroyed upon impact with trees and mountainous terrain while maneuvering near Mayhill, New Mexico. The airplane, owned and operated by the right front seat passenger, was being operated under Title 14 CFR Part 91. The instrument rated commercial pilot and his two passengers were fatally injured. Night instrument meteorological conditions prevailed for the business flight for which a flight plan was not filed. The airplane departed from the Goodyear Municipal Airport, in Goodyear, Arizona, at approximately 1724 MST, with the Roswell Industrial Air Center, near Roswell, New Mexico as its intended destination. The day's flying originated at 0910 CST from the Lakeway Airpark (3R9), located 17 miles west of Austin. The pilot and the owner traveled 377 nautical miles to Roswell (ROW), New Mexico, landing at 1030 MST. The airplane was topped off with 80.4 gallons of 100LL fuel and a passenger boarded. The flight departed ROW at 1055 MST on a 393 mile flight to Goodyear Municipal Airport (GYR), near Phoenix, Arizona, arriving GYR at 1322 MST to attend a business meeting. After topping off the airplane with 85.8 gallons of 100LL fuel, the airplane departed again at 1724 MST for the return flight to ROW to drop off the passenger in the back seat. According to air traffic control, the pilot contacted the Roswell air traffic control tower at 1950:39 and reported VFR at 9,500 feet MSL, inbound for landing from the west. The pilot was provided the weather and the land
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with trees and terrain. Factors were the mountainous terrain, the snow obscuring the visibility, the dark night illumination, and the pilot's fatigue.
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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.
