Beech 95 accident near Lagrange, NY

On March 18, 2010, a Beech 95 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Lagrange, NY. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.

Date

March 18, 2010

Place

Lagrange, NY

Aircraft

Beech 95 · Airplane

Injuries

1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor

Damage

Substantial

Position

41.717°N, 73.746°W

NTSB ID

20100318X30018

Official records · ERA10FA178

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

Air traffic control records

• ATC Radar Plot: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov

NTSB summary

HISTORY OF FLIGHT On March 18, 2010, at 1154 eastern daylight time (EDT), a Beech B95, N9389Y, was substantially damaged after impacting the ground near Sky Acres Airport (44N), Lagrange, New York. The certificated commercial pilot was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the personal flight which departed from 44N, with an intended destination of Sullivan County International Airport (MSV), Monticello, New York. The flight was conducted under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. The accident pilot was observed by several eyewitnesses taxiing out and departing runway 35. One eyewitness, who was a pilot and had just landed at the airport, observed the airplane climb to approximately 50 feet above ground level (agl), yaw to the left, return to straight flight, climb to approximately 300 feet agl, yaw to the left a second time, and bank to the left. The nose of the airplane pitched down to approximately a perpendicular position with reference to the surrounding terrain, performed 1 to 1 1/2 spin rotations, and then went out of sight behind a row of trees. The eyewitness subsequently saw a plume of smoke arising from the last observed location of the airplane. A review of airport security video showed the self service fuel pump, which was the only fuel service point located at the airport, was not utilized by the accident pilot on the day of the accident. The last known refuel date and amount could not be determined at the time of this writing. According to the Federal Aviation Administration (F

Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed during takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

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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.