Beechcraft F33A N3176G

Summary

On 24 September 1995 at about 21:05 local time, a Beechcraft F33A registered N3176G was involved in an accident near Farmingdale, New York, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

24 September 1995 at 21:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Farmingdale, New York, United States

Nearest airport

Republic (FRG)

Coordinates

40.7310, -73.4407

Aircraft

Beechcraft F33A

Registration

N3176G

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Bedford

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

BFO95FA097

1 person died.

failure of the pilot to maintain pitch control of the airplane during the initial climb after lift-off, which resulted in a steep climb, loss of airspeed, and a resultant stall/spin and subsequent crash. A factor relating to the accident was: failure of the pilot to properly set the elevator trim before takeoff.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

Witnesses saw the airplane take off from runway 14. According to them, the airplane went into a steep, nose high attitude, during the initial climb after lift-off, then it entered a spin, descended, and crashed. During an examination of the aircraft after the accident, the elevator trim was found in the full nose-up position. No mechanical malfunction was found during an examination of the main pitch servo and pitch trim servo. No preimpact mechanical failure of the airplane or engine was found. A toxicology test of the pilot's liver specimen showed 2.6 mg/kg Imipramine and 5.9 mg/kg Desipramine; these are antidepressants, which were not approved for use while operating an aircraft.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.