Beech 95-A55 accident near Aliceville, AL
On May 23, 2000, a Beech 95-A55 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Aliceville, AL. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- May 23, 2000
- Place
- Aliceville, AL
- Aircraft
- Beech 95-A55 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 33.120°N, 88.150°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X21057
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On May 23, 2000, about 0810 central daylight time, a Beech 95-A55, N711MS, registered to a private individual, was lost from Meridian Radar Air Traffic Control Facility (RATCF) radar near Aliceville, Alabama. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed for the 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight. The airplane was destroyed and the commercial-rated pilot, the sole occupant, was fatally injured. The flight originated about 0748 from the Key Field, Meridian, Mississippi. Before departure, two individuals observed the pilot walking with a limp. He was also overheard while talking on a phone complaining with words to the effect that he had the worst headache ever. He asked a secretary at a fixed base operator if she had anything for a headache; he was offered two travel packs of tylenol but took only one. Statements from the individual who offered the tylenol packs and from the individuals who saw the pilot limping are an attachment to this report. After takeoff, air traffic control communications were transferred to the Meridian Radar Air Traffic Control Facility (RATCF). The first contact with that facility occurred at 0750:10 when the pilot advised the controller that the flight was climbing to 5,500 feet. Radar contact was established; the pilot was advised to maintain visual flight rules (VFR) which he acknowledged. There were no communications with that facility after acknowledging to maintain VFR which occurred at 0750:37, and the next contact by the pilot at 0806:34, in which he broadcast part of the airplane registrat
Probable cause
The in-flight collision with trees then terrain while descending for undetermined reasons.
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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.
