Beech B-95 accident near Odessa, FL
On September 4, 2000, a Beech B-95 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Odessa, FL. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- September 4, 2000
- Place
- Odessa, FL
- Aircraft
- Beech B-95 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 28.220°N, 82.623°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X22029
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On September 4, 2000, about 1225 eastern daylight time, a Beech B-95, N3WT, registered to, and operated by a private individual, as a Title 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight, crashed near Tampa Bay Executive Airport, Odessa, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft incurred substantial damage, and the commercial-rated pilot, the sole occupant, was fatally injured. The flight originated from Tampa Bay Executive Airport, the same day, about 1200. A student pilot stated that about 1225, he and his wife were house shopping in a new housing development, close to the wooded area where the accident aircraft was found, when he saw a low slow flying airplane coming from the "north/northeast." The student pilot further stated that the aircraft was just above the tree line when it began to descend, while in a 45-degree banking turn to the left. He said he assumed that the pilot flying the aircraft was practicing turns or training, since he was close to the airport. The student said he told his wife that this guy must be crazy, and just as he said that, he saw the aircraft enter a steep bank, and start a dive with the left wing down. He said that the aircraft then went below the tree line. He said that he and his wife waited for signs of an impact such as noise or smoke, but they did not hear or see anything, so they assumed an that the pilot might have recovered enough to set it down in the field. The student said that the aircraft had maneuvered as an eagle would, when attacking a small animal. According to an offi
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain Vmc, which resulted in a loss of control, and collision with the ground. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to feather a propeller powered by an operational engine, while at a low altitude.
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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.
