Beechcraft B-19 N9288S

Summary

On 8 April 1995 at about 21:15 local time, a Beechcraft B-19 registered N9288S, operated by D. Wayne Goodman, was involved in an accident near Jackson, Alabama, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

8 April 1995 at 21:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Jackson, Alabama, United States

Nearest airport

Jackson Municipal (4R3)

Coordinates

31.5296, -87.8895

Aircraft

Beechcraft B-19

Registration

N9288S

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

D. Wayne Goodman

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL95LA077

2 people had minor injuries.

THE PILOT'S CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE AIRPLANE WITH A KNOWN DEFICIENCY IN AVAILABLE POWER.

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

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THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT FLEW WELL, HOWEVER, IT HAD A POOR RATE OF CLIMB. THE PILOT AND HIS FATHER, A CFI RATED PASSENGER, HAD BEEN PRACTICING TOUCH-AND-GO'S THROUGHOUT THE DAY, AND REPEATEDLY HAD DIFFICULTY ACHIEVING PATTERN ALTITUDE. AFTER RE-FUELING THE AIRPLANE, AND A SHORT BREAK, ANOTHER FLIGHT WAS PLANNED. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION AND THE RUNUP DID NOT REVEAL ANY MALFUNCTIONS. BECAUSE OF THE EARLIER LACK OF CLIMB PERFORMANCE, THE PILOT USED TEN DEGREES OF FLAPS DURING TAKEOFF. THE INITIAL CLIMB WAS UNEVENTFUL, HOWEVER, AS THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED THROUGH 100 FEET, IT APPEARED THAT THE CLIMB RATE FLATTENED, AND THE PILOT REALIZED THAT THEY WOULD NOT CLEAR POWER LINES OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A LEFT TURN TO AVOID THE POWER LINES, AND COLLIDED WITH TREES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.