Beech 95-B55 accident near Falmouth, MA
On November 21, 2001, a Beech 95-B55 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Falmouth, MA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- November 21, 2001
- Place
- Falmouth, MA
- Aircraft
- Beech 95-B55 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 41.522°N, 70.564°W
- NTSB ID
- 20011129X02317
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On November 21, 2001, about 1232 eastern standard time, a Beech 95-B55, N3847Q, was destroyed after impacting the water while descending to Falmouth Airpark (5B6), Falmouth, Massachusetts. The certificated commercial pilot was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the personal flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. The flight had originated from the Lawrence Municipal Airport (LWM), Lawrence, Massachusetts. According to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector, the airplane had departed from LWM, at 1156, and proceeded east to circumnavigate the "enhanced class B airspace" around Boston. The pilot contacted Boston Approach Control and requested radar advisories to 5B6, at 3,500 feet. The flight then proceeded south towards the Otis Air National Guard Base and the pilot was instructed to contact Cape Approach Control. Upon contacting Cape Approach Control, the pilot requested to descend in preparation to land at 5B6. At 1229, Cape Approach Control instructed the pilot to "squawk 1200 and switch to advisory frequency" at 5B6. The pilot did not acknowledge the instruction, and no further radio transmissions were received from the accident airplane. Review of radar data revealed that the airplane was descending at a rate of about 300 feet per minute, on a heading of about 190 degrees. The average groundspeed of the airplane during the descent was about 163 knots. A witness, who was flying about two miles south of 5B6, stated that Cape Approach Control advised him that there was a "Baron, inbound
Probable cause
The incapacitation of the pilot for undetermined reasons which resulted in an in-flight collision with water.
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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.
