Beechcraft 95-B55 N6835Q

Summary

On 24 November 1997 at about 16:15 local time, a Beechcraft 95-B55 registered N6835Q, operated by Jerry L. Davis, was involved in an accident near Royse City, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

24 November 1997 at 16:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Royse City, Texas, United States

Coordinates

32.9704, -96.3291

Aircraft

Beechcraft 95-B55

Registration

N6835Q

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Jerry L. Davis

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Birmingham → Fort Worth

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW98FA056

2 people died.

The pilot's impairment due to drugs, and his ensuing failure to maintain minimum required airspeed for flight, which resulted in a stall/spin. A factors was the loss of power to both engines due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot's improper use of the fuel selector.

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

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Witnesses observed the twin engine airplane in a 'slightly nose-down flat spin.' Other witnesses reported that a 'sputter or cough' and a 'faint stall-out' directed their attention to the 'spiraling' airplane. Ground signatures and wreckage distribution were consistent with a vertical impact in a flat attitude. The main fuel tanks were topped off with 70.2 gallons of fuel for the 534 nm cross country flight. The amount of fuel in the auxiliary fuel tanks at time of departure could not be determined. Both fuel selectors were found between the AUX and OFF positions. No anomalies were noted during the engine runs of both engines, and control continuity was established to all flight controls. Toxicology findings were positive for methamphetamine, amphetamine, chlorpheniramine, phenylpropanolamine, ephedrine, and salicylate. In the opinion of Dr. Canfield, Civil Aeromedical Institute (CAMI), the levels of both methamphetamine and amphetamine detected in the pilot and passenger were very high and would have caused impairment in performance in the cockpit.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.