Beech 76 accident near Conroe, TX
On June 9, 2005, a Beech 76 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Conroe, TX. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- June 9, 2005
- Place
- Conroe, TX
- Aircraft
- Beech 76 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 30.340°N, 95.398°W
- NTSB ID
- 20050615X00769
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On June 9, 2005, at 1541 central daylight time, a twin-engine Beech 76 airplane, N819ER, was destroyed when it impacted a house in a residential area following a loss of control while attempting a simulated single-engine go-around at the Lone Star Executive Airport (CXO), near Conroe, Texas. The commercial pilot, sole occupant of the airplane, was fatally injured. The airplane was registered to Twin Duchess Corporation of Houston, Texas, and operated by MVP Aero Academy, Inc., of Montgomery, Texas. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan was not filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The local flight originated from CXO approximately 1450. A witness reported to the NTSB investigator-in-charge (IIC) that as he was driving north along the airport perimeter road near the approach end of Runway 14, when he observed the airplane moving back and forth in a crab position across the inbound runway course, and noted that the "left propeller appeared to be in a feathered or shutdown position." Another witness who was landing his airplane behind the accident airplane reported to the IIC that he heard the pilot report on the local area common traffic advisory frequency (CTAF) that "he was on a single-engine approach to 14, with a simulated engine-out." The witness stated that it was difficult to understand the pilot's radio transmission because of his foreign accent. The witness further stated that as the accident airplane was approximately 20 feet above the middle of the runway, he heard the pilot call out, "I'm goi
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain sufficient airspeed resulting in a loss of control. Contributing factors were the high density altitude, the pilot's improper decision to secure the left engine, and his attempt to perform a single-engine go-around.
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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.
