Beech BE-55 accident near Montgomery, AL
On December 12, 2001, a Beech BE-55 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Montgomery, AL. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- December 12, 2001
- Place
- Montgomery, AL
- Aircraft
- Beech BE-55 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 32.286°N, 86.367°W
- NTSB ID
- 20011220X02427
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On December 12, 2001, at about 1610 Central Standard Time, a Beech BE-55, N99DC, registered to a private owner, operating as a 14 CFR Part 91 business flight, crashed after takeoff from Montgomery Regional Airport (Dannelly Field) in the vicinity of Montgomery, Alabama. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed and an instrument flight plan was filed. The airplane was consumed by post crash fire. The private pilot pilot-in-command, airline transport rated passenger and one passenger were fatally injured. The flight originated from Montgomery, Alabama, at 1608. Witnesses who were located adjacent to the runway in the vicinity of Miltope Corporation stated they heard an airplane departing from runway 10. One witness stated one of the engines sounded like it was running smooth and the other engine sounded like it was sputtering. He looked towards the runway and observed the airplane on the takeoff roll. He then heard both engines, which sounded erratic. He then wondered why the pilot did not abort the takeoff. The airplane was observed to rotate and the engine roughness continued. The airplane did not appear to climb very fast and disappeared into the clouds, which appeared lower than usual. A short time later he felt a vibration and heard a thud. He went around the building and observed black smoke coming up above the trees. The other witness stated he heard the airplane on takeoff and the engine sounded as if it was backfiring. He looked towards the direction of the engine noise and observed the airplane north of the airport. He stated to the other wit
Probable cause
The pilots failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering in instrument flight conditions resulting in an inadvertence stall/spin (vertical descent) and subsequent in-flight collision with trees and terrain.
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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.
