Beech 33 accident near Granbury, TX
On February 8, 2020, a Beech 33 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Granbury, TX. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- February 8, 2020
- Place
- Granbury, TX
- Aircraft
- Beech 33 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 32.497°N, 97.861°W
- NTSB ID
- 20200209X33430
Official records · CEN20FA076
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn February 8, 2020, at 1317 central standard time, a Beech F33A airplane, N6665U, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Granbury, Texas. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. A review of the recorded radar and automatic dependent surveillance – broadcast (ADS-B) data revealed that the airplane approached Granbury Regional Airport (GDJ), Granbury, Texas, from the northwest about 1301 and overflew runway 14 at 900 ft above ground level (agl). After overflying the runway, the airplane turned right toward the northwest on a wide downwind leg and gradually descended to about 400 ft agl. The airplane made a right base turn, where the first set of data ended at 1305:07, about 440 ft agl, and 93 knots groundspeed. At 1314:18, radar data showed a target on the southwest side of GDJ that proceeded to the north toward the accident site and ended at 1316:51. The accident site was located 0.39 nautical miles north-northeast of the final radar return. Figure 1 shows the recorded flight track with the accident site and GDJ airport labeled. Figure 1 – Radar and ADS-B track in red with the accident site and GDJ airport labeled Further review of the ADS-B data showed that at least three other airplanes were also flying in the immediate GDJ airport environment at the same time as the accident airplane. As the accident airplane was on short final, one airplane had just departed GDJ and proceeded southeast. The second airplane was in a right traffic pattern a
Probable cause
The pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack while maneuvering in the airport traffic pattern, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and loss of control.
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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.
