Beechcraft D95A N479AM

Summary

On 24 April 1998 at about 20:23 local time, a Beechcraft D95A registered N479AM, operated by Kentucky Airmotive Inc., was involved in an accident near Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

24 April 1998 at 20:23

Classification

Accident

Location

Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States

Nearest airport

Mount Sterling (I0B)

Coordinates

38.0606, -83.9396

Aircraft

Beechcraft D95A

Registration

N479AM

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Kentucky Airmotive Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC98LA101

2 people were seriously injured.

Was the failure of the flight instructor to feather the engine in a timely manner. Factors were improper placement of the fuel selector valve by the student and failure of the flight instructor to adequately supervise its placement.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During a go-around on, the airplane yawed nose left and entered a descending left turn. The airplane struck the ground in an open field to the left of the runway and burned. Examination revealed the left fuel selector was OFF, and the right fuel selector was ON. The fuel lines were intact and about 5 ounces of fuel was found in the fuel line to the right engine, and about 1/2 ounce of fuel was found in the fuel line to the left engine. The flight instructor reported the pilot receiving instruction had checked the fuel selectors as they entered the traffic pattern and he verified their position. When asked why he did not feather the propeller on the left engine, the flight instructor reported he was too busy trying to fly the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.