Beech F35 accident near Oshkosh, WI
On April 17, 2001, a Beech F35 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Oshkosh, WI. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- April 17, 2001
- Place
- Oshkosh, WI
- Aircraft
- Beech F35 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 43.949°N, 88.558°W
- NTSB ID
- 20010423X00796
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On April 17, 2001, at 0816 central daylight time, a Beech F35, N888SM, operated by Basler Turbo Conversions, was destroyed on impact with terrain during final approach to runway 36 (8,002 feet by 150 feet, grooved concrete) at the Wittman Regional Airport (OSH), Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The 14 CFR Part 91 maintenance test flight was not operating on a flight plan. The commercial pilot was fatally injured. The local flight originated at 0744. The pilot was to take the airplane from the company's maintenance hanger located on the south side of the airport to a company hanger located on the north side of the airport for storage. He called the Director of Maintenance to ask if he could perform a maintenance test flight so as to verify if everything was working; the Director of Maintenance concurred. According to the Director of Maintenance a test flight would incorporate a checkout of airplane systems, but there are no specific maneuvers that would be performed. He added that stalls would normally not be performed during a test flight. At 1307:47, N888SM transmitted, "oshkosh tower bonanza eight eight eight sierra mike is ten miles to the southwest inbound for landing." At 1307:53, Oshkosh air traffic control tower (LC/GC) transmits, "bonanza eight eight eight sierra mike oshkosh tower rodger report three mile left base for runway three six." At 1307:59, N888SM transmitted, "call a three mile left base for runway three six eight sierra mike." At 1312:04, N888SM transmitted, "oshkosh tower bonan
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in a stall. The low altitude was a contributing factor.
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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.
