Beech 95-B55 accident near Alvarado, TX
On October 4, 2001, a Beech 95-B55 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Alvarado, TX. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- October 4, 2001
- Place
- Alvarado, TX
- Aircraft
- Beech 95-B55 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 32.357°N, 97.167°W
- NTSB ID
- 20011011X02070
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On October 4, 2001, approximately 1315 central daylight time, a Beech 95-B55 twin engine airplane, N8164R, was substantially damaged after impacting terrain following a loss of control near Alvarado, Texas. The flight instructor and a private pilot, receiving instruction, were fatally injured. The airplane was owned by a private individual and operated by Alamo Aviation, Inc. of Arlington, Texas. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a flight plan was not filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 instructional flight. The local flight originated from the Arlington Municipal Airport, Arlington, Texas, approximately 1215. According to personnel at the Alamo Aviation flight school, the private pilot was the owner of the flight school, and the flight instructor was the flight school's chief pilot/flight instructor. Approximately 1200, the general manager of Alamo dispatched the aircraft to the owner and flight instructor for a proficiency flight in the local area. A witness, who holds a private pilot certificate, reported that at 1315, he heard an aircraft flying overhead. He stated that there was a "noticeable change in engine sound," and he looked up, but did not see an airplane. A few seconds later, the witness heard the sound of an engine again, looked up to see an airplane approximately 1,500 feet agl in a "flat spin." He reported that at 200 feet agl, it seemed like one of the engines "rev[ed] up;" however, the "attitude of the airplane did not change." The airplane impacted the ground "flat on its bottom" in a pasture, approximately
Probable cause
The inadvertent flat spin of the airplane by the flightcrew resulting from the flight instructor's inadequate supervision. A contributing factor was the impairment (drugs) of the private pilot.
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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.
