Beech BE-95A accident near Shawsville, VA
On April 12, 1999, a Beech BE-95A (airplane) was involved in an accident near Shawsville, VA. 4 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- April 12, 1999
- Place
- Shawsville, VA
- Aircraft
- Beech BE-95A · Airplane
- Injuries
- 4 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 37.130°N, 80.249°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001205X00479
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On April 12, 1999, at 1412 eastern daylight time, a Beech BE-95A, N3113K, was destroyed during a collision with terrain in Shawsville, Virginia. The certificated private pilot and three passengers sustained fatal injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal flight that originated from Roanoke Regional/Woodrum Field (ROA), Roanoke, Virginia, at 1357. An instrument flight rules flight (IFR) plan was filed for the flight destined for Claxton, Georgia (CWV), and conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. Air Traffic Control transcripts from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) revealed that the pilot was given an IFR clearance and instructed to climb to 8,000 feet after departure. Prior to receiving the clearance, the pilot advised the tower that he had "Information Romeo" from the Automated Terminal Information Service (ATIS). Information Romeo contained a Hazardous In-flight Weather Alert System (HIWAS) alert for, "...moderate to occasional severe turbulence below 12,000 feet due to northwesterly winds over rough terrain..." for the Roanoke area and along the airplane's proposed route of flight. According to the tower supervisor, the tower controller stopped the airplane's climb at 6,000 feet for traffic. After a brief period, the pilot was told to continue the climb to 8,000 feet. The controller then radioed N3113K and requested a Pilot Report (PIREP). The controller had received other PIREPs about turbulence and was curious what the pilot was experiencing. The controller did not receive a response, and the airplane disappeared from the c
Probable cause
the pilot's inadequate preflight planning which resulted in intentional flight into known severe turbulence and the subsequent loss of control. Factors in the accident were the turbulence in instrument meteorological conditions and an airplane loaded over the maximum allowable gross weight and outside the allowable center-of-gravity range.
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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.
