Beech 95-B55 accident near Xenia, OH
On July 31, 2001, a Beech 95-B55 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Xenia, OH. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- July 31, 2001
- Place
- Xenia, OH
- Aircraft
- Beech 95-B55 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 39.647°N, 83.855°W
- NTSB ID
- 20010810X01652
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 31, 2001, about 0840 eastern daylight time, a Beech 95-B55, N727AF, operated by the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Aero Club, was substantially damaged when it impacted a cornfield near Xenia, Ohio. The certificated flight instructor and commercial pilot were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the local instructional flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. According to radar data from the United States Air Force (USAF) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the airplane departed Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (FFO), Dayton, Ohio, about 0828. The pilots flew south toward a practice area, and climbed to about 6,000 feet msl. The flight then turned left toward northeast, and began to descend slowly and decelerate. It then continued left, and briefly accelerated while the altitude stabilized about 5,400 feet msl. Finally, the left turn stopped on a south-southwest heading and the flight decelerated again, about 0840. About 0840, witnesses near the accident site reported hearing engines sputtering, and observed the airplane in a flat spin as it descended toward the cornfield. The accident occurred during the hours of daylight; located approximately 39 degrees, 38.81 minutes north latitude; and 83 degrees, 51.28 minutes west longitude. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The flight instructor held a commercial pilot certificate and a flight instructor certificate; with ratings for single engine land, multiengine land, and instrument airplane. His most recent FAA second class medical certificate was iss
Probable cause
The flight instructor's failure to maintain aircraft control while maneuvering, which resulted in an inadvertent spin.
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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.
