Beechcraft 95-55 N72RT

Summary

On 3 October 1982 at about 09:10 local time, a Beechcraft 95-55 registered N72RT, operated by Taylor & Taylor Farms, Inc., was involved in an accident near Flagstaff, Arizona, United States. 5 people were on board and 5 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

3 October 1982 at 09:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Flagstaff, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Pulliam Airport (FLG)

Coordinates

35.2300, -111.7197

Aircraft

Beechcraft 95-55

Registration

N72RT

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Taylor & Taylor Farms, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Flagstaff → Flagstaff

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Bright

NTSB number

LAX83FA003

5 people died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

TWO WITNESSES REPORTED THAT BETWEEN 0130 & 0200 THEY OBSERVED AN ACFT PERFORMING DIVES, LOOPS, INVERTED FLIGHT & BUZZINGA LAKE. THEY STOPPED THEIR VEHICLE & CONTINUED TO OBSERVE THE ACFT. THE ACFT THEN DEPARTED BUT RETURNED SHORTLY THEREAFTER. THE LAKE IS LOCATED ABOUT 5 MI SOUTH OF THE ACCIDENT SITE. THE ACFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN ABOUT A 90 DEG NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. THE PLT'S BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL WAS 0.142%. ALL OF THE PASSENGERS BLOOD LEVEL WERE POSITIVE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.