Beech D95A accident near Gilroy, CA
On December 18, 2006, a Beech D95A (airplane) was involved in an accident near Gilroy, CA. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- December 18, 2006
- Place
- Gilroy, CA
- Aircraft
- Beech D95A · Airplane
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 36.994°N, 121.541°W
- NTSB ID
- 20061231X01859
NTSB summary
1.1 History of the Flight On December 18, 2006, at 1554 Pacific standard time, a Beech D95A (Travel Air), N144PG, descended uncontrolled into an open wastewater treatment tank at the South County Regional Wastewater Authority treatment facility in Gilroy, California. The airplane was destroyed. The certified flight instructor (CFI), the private pilot undergoing instruction (PUI), and private certificated passenger sustained fatal injuries. The airplane was owned and operated by California In Nice Inc., doing business as Nice Air, as a local instructional flight under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The flight departed Reid-Hillview Airport of Santa Clara County, San Jose, California at 1330. The local authorities received a call of a downed airplane at 1555. The wreckage was located by plant personnel at 1707 and reported to the local police. According to the operator, the purpose of the flight was for the CFI to teach the students multi-engine operations. At some point during the flight, the instructor would have landed at a local airport for the students to switch positions (one in front left seat and one in back seat). The airplane was scheduled to return to Reid-Hillview by 1700. 1.1.1 Witness Information A witness was flying in his airplane at an altitude of 3,500 feet on a heading of 320 degrees when he observed a multi-engine airplane in a spin and descending to the ground. He estimated the airplane was at an altitude of 2,500 to 3,000 feet and approximately 1 mile from his position when he fi
Probable cause
The certified flight instructor's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane and inadequate supervision of the flight, which resulted in a stall/spin.
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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.
