Beech 95-B55 accident near Pearcy, AR
On January 29, 1999, a Beech 95-B55 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Pearcy, AR. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- January 29, 1999
- Place
- Pearcy, AR
- Aircraft
- Beech 95-B55 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 34.430°N, 93.299°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001204X00053
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On January 29, 1999, approximately 1630 central standard time (CST), a Beech 95-B55 twin-engine airplane, N260LH, was destroyed upon impact with mountainous terrain near Pearcy, Arkansas. The instrument rated commercial pilot and his sole passenger sustained fatal injuries. The airplane was owned and operated by Hi Tech Engineering, Inc., of Hot Springs, Arkansas. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed, and an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan was filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 business flight. The cross-country flight originated from Hattiesburg, Mississippi, about 1417, and was en route to Hot Springs. At the time of the accident, the airplane was executing a global positioning system (GPS) instrument approach to runway 05 (Rwy 5) at the Hot Springs Memorial Airport. Federal Aviation Administration records revealed that the pilot called the Greenwood Automated Flight Service Station (AFSS) by telephone at 1314, and obtained an abbreviated pilot weather briefing for an IFR flight from Hattiesburg, Mississippi, to Hot Springs, Arkansas. After receiving the weather briefing, the pilot filed an IFR flight plan from Hattiesburg to Hot Springs. Following takeoff from Hattiesburg, the pilot established initial contact with Memphis Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC) at 1426. At 1555, the pilot was advised to expect holding at Hot Springs. At 1557, the pilot was cleared to the Hot Springs VOR and instructed to maintain 6,000 feet msl. The pilot acknowledged the clearance. The pilot was then instructed to descend and mai
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain the minimum descent altitude during the instrument approach. Contributing factors were the pilot's failure to follow the instrument approach procedure, trees, mountainous terrain, low ceilings and foggy weather conditions.
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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.
