Beech 95-B55 (T4 accident near Whites Creek, TN

On November 24, 2008, a Beech 95-B55 (T4 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Whites Creek, TN. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.

Date

November 24, 2008

Place

Whites Creek, TN

Aircraft

Beech 95-B55 (T4 · Airplane

Injuries

3 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor

Damage

Destroyed

Position

36.290°N, 86.843°W

NTSB ID

20081124X30428

Official records · ERA09FA068

• Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation

Air traffic control records

• Specialist's Sound Spectrum Study - Air Traffic Control Recording: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
• Transcript of Radio Communications: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov

NTSB summary

HISTORY OF FLIGHT On November 24, 2008, about 1045 central standard time, a Beech 95-B55, N412ES, registered to and operated by a private individual, experienced an in-flight loss of control and crashed into a wooded area behind a house in Whites Creek, Tennessee. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan was filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 business flight from Memorial Field Airport (HOT), Hot Springs, Arkansas, to Nashville International Airport (BNA), Nashville, Tennessee. The airplane was destroyed by impact and a postcrash fire and the certificated commercial pilot and 2 passengers were killed. The flight originated about 0909, from HOT. Before takeoff, the pilot contacted the Memphis Air Route Traffic Control Center and requested IFR clearance to the destination airport. The pilot was instructed that the flight was cleared as filed, to climb and maintain 5,000 feet, expect 7,000 feet ten minutes after departure, instructed as to the discrete transponder code (5524), and advised of the clearance void time. The pilot correctly read back the clearance, and at 0911, he established contact with the facility and advised the controller that the flight was climbing through 2,500 feet. The flight was radar identified and instructed to climb to 7,000 feet continuing towards the destination airport. Air traffic control (ATC) communications were transferred to several ATC facilities and at approximately 1024, while in contact with the Memphis Air Route Traffic Control Center, the pilot wa

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to feather the left propeller and secure the left engine following the total loss of left engine power, and his subsequent failure to maintain airspeed, lateral, and directional control of the airplane. Contributing to the accident was the failure of maintenance personnel to properly tighten the fuel supply hose at the engine-driven fuel pump.

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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.