Beech E95 accident near Atlantic City, NJ
On July 11, 2004, a Beech E95 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Atlantic City, NJ. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- July 11, 2004
- Place
- Atlantic City, NJ
- Aircraft
- Beech E95 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 39.360°N, 74.456°W
- NTSB ID
- 20040726X01059
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 11, 2004, about 1215 eastern daylight time, a Beech E95, N7090N, was substantially damaged when it impacted water while landing at the Atlantic City Municipal Airport/ Bader Field (AIY), Atlantic City, New Jersey. The certified private pilot and passenger were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed for the personal flight that originated from Alexandria Field (N85), Pittstown, New Jersey. The personal flight was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. A witness located at a fixed based operator at AIY, stated that she heard the accident pilot make a "normal inbound to land" transmission over the radio. The pilot called "base-to-final," the witness observed the airplane on a left base for runway 11. As the airplane turned onto the final approach, it looked as if it "cut in front" of another airplane that was on an extended final approach for the same runway. The witness then heard the accident pilot transmit, "Travel Air has a problem, we are going to climb out." The witness then observed the landing gear on the airplane retract, and the nose pitch up. The airplane subsequently entered into a spin to the left, turning two times, before descending into the water. The witness further stated that she did not observe any smoke or fire emitting from the airplane. The pilot of the airplane who was on the extended final approach to runway 11 stated, "on short final, I saw the twin to my left and asked what he was doing. He said he was having a problem and went into a flat spin." Another witness, who was locate
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control while performing a go-around after experiencing a loss of power to the left engine for undetermined reason(s). A factor related to the accident was the loss of power to the left engine.
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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.
