Beechcraft 76 N5433M
4 March 1990 · Mesquite, Texas, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 4 March 1990 at about 00:15 local time, a Beechcraft 76 registered N5433M was involved in an accident near Mesquite, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 00:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mesquite, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Phil L Hudson Muni (HQZ)
- Coordinates
- 32.7596, -96.5899
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 76
- Registration
- N5433M
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Addison → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW90LA076
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Probable cause
THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR'S (CFI'S) POOR PLANNING/DECISION, AND HIS INADEQUATE SUPERVISON OF FLIGHT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE ACFT WAS ON AN INSTRUMENT TRAINING FLT WITH A PRIVATE RATED PLT (STUDENT) & AN INSTRUCTOR (CFI). AFTER COMPLETING AN NDB APCH, THEY CIRCLED TO LAND ON RWY 35. THE STUDENT RPRTD THAT THE CFI MOVED THE RGT MIXTURE CTL TO IDLE CUTOFF. THE APCH WAS CONTINUED WITH THE RGT PROP WINDMILLING. THE ACFT WAS HIGH ON FINAL APCH & THE STUDENT ADJUSTED THE THROTTLE TO CORRECT THE SITUATION. HOWEVER, BEFORE LANDING, THE ACFT WENT TOO FAR TO THE RGT. THE CFI RPRTD THAT IT APPEARED THEY WERE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO LAND ON THE RWY, SO HE TOOK THE CTLS TO MAKE A 2 ENG GO-AROUND. HOWEVER, THE ACFT BEGAN TO ROLL RGT. THE CFI SAID THAT WITH NO TIME TO DO ANYTHING ELSE, HE PUSHED THE YOKE FWD & THE ACFT HIT FLAT ON THE GND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft 76 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Mar 1990 | Beechcraft 76 | Boca Raton, Florida, United States | Storm Warming Ltd | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1991 | Beechcraft 76 | Sacramento, California, United States | Altair Aviation Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 13 Aug 1992 | Beechcraft 76 | Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States | John F. Mannix | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 1992 | Beechcraft 76 | Sherman, Texas, United States | ARI BEN Aviator | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 1988 | Beechcraft 76 | Portola Valley, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Sep 1992 | Beechcraft 76 | Mount Shasta, California, United States | Willamette Aviation, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Mar 1990 | Bell 206B | Pearland, Texas, United States | Houston Helicopter, Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1990 | Cessna 172G | Rio Hondo, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Mar 1990 | Beechcraft 100 | Uvalde, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Apr 1990 | Hughes H500C | Houston, Texas, United States | Mark R. Lancaster | No injuries | - |
| 15 Apr 1990 | Hughes 369HS | Junction, Texas, United States | Neveri, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 16 Apr 1990 | Cessna 152 | Albany, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |