Beech BE-65-A90 accident near Alice, TX
On August 12, 1997, a Beech BE-65-A90 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Alice, TX. 4 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- August 12, 1997
- Place
- Alice, TX
- Aircraft
- Beech BE-65-A90 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 4 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 27.751°N, 98.060°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X08566
NTSB summary
History of Flight On August 12, 1997, at 1153 central daylight time, a Beech BE-65-A90, N41VC, operated by South Texas Aircraft, Inc., was destroyed when it impacted terrain 1/4 mile from the Alice International Airport, Alice, Texas. Witnesses reported that that airplane departed runway 13 but did not climb more than 200 feet above ground level (agl). The airplane entered a shallow left turn and completed about 210 degrees of heading change before it impacted a field near the approach end of runway 26. The pilot, copilot, and two passengers were fatally injured. The 14 CFR Part 91 flight departed Alice, Texas, on a local flight as part of aircraft sales pre-buy flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed. A service lineman at the airport reported seeing the pilot in the left seat of the aircraft as it taxied from the aircraft ramp to the run-up area of runway 13. A witness who was performing a pre-flight on an aircraft located at the aircraft ramp reported that he observed the airplane during takeoff until it impacted the ground. He reported that the airplane was in the run-up area of runway 13 for 10 to 15 minutes doing its ground checks. He reported that the airplane lifted off the ground about 400 feet prior to the intersection of runway 13 and runway 17 (A ground roll of about 2,800 feet). He reported that the landing gear were retracted between 20 to 50 feet agl. He reported that the engines sounded like they were running at high power, but the airplane did not accelerate or climb normally. He reported the airplane did not clim
Probable cause
loss of control due to the pilot's improper in-flight decision. A factor was the improper installation of the secondary low pitch stop system by the mechanic.
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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.
