Beech 95-A55 accident near Festus, MO
On August 7, 2002, a Beech 95-A55 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Festus, MO. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- August 7, 2002
- Place
- Festus, MO
- Aircraft
- Beech 95-A55 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 38.195°N, 90.386°W
- NTSB ID
- 20020813X01378
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On August 7, 2002, at 1024 central daylight time, a Beech 95-A55, N13MS, piloted by a private pilot, was destroyed when it impacted terrain during an approach to landing on runway 36 (2,202 feet by 49 feet), at the Festus Memorial Airport (FES), Festus, Missouri. The 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions without a flight plan. The pilot, who was the sole occupant, was fatally injured. The local flight originated about 1000. Two pilots who were acquaintances of the accident pilot were witnesses to the accident. The witnesses stated that they watched the pilot perform several takeoffs and landings. They said that on the last approach, the pilot reported that he overshot the turn from the base leg to final and was going to execute a right turn and enter on the final approach for runway 36. One of the witnesses reported that he saw the airplane in a 90-degree right hand banked turn just prior to its descent below the tree line. Two non-pilot witnesses reported seeing the accident. Both of these witnesses reported seeing the airplane enter a nose high attitude, and decelerate until it rolled off on the left wing and descended straight to the ground. One of the witnesses reported that the heard the engines and they were operating throughout the accident sequence. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot held a private pilot certificate with ratings for single and multi-engine airplanes. His most recent flight review was completed on December 1, 2001. A review of the pilot's flight records located at the airport, showed that the
Probable cause
The pilot's lack of recent experience and his failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in a stall and collision with the ground. The pilot's failure to execute a go-around was a 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.
