Beechcraft 23 N9249S

Summary

On 25 April 1999 at about 12:50 local time, a Beechcraft 23 registered N9249S, operated by Dennis Harrell, was involved in an accident near Apex, North Carolina, United States. 3 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

25 April 1999 at 12:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Apex, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Cox Field (NONE)

Coordinates

35.7192, -78.8393

Aircraft

Beechcraft 23

Registration

N9249S

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Dennis Harrell

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Orangeburg

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA99LA139

2 people were seriously injured.

the pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane resulting in the airplane drifting, and subsequently impacting with trees.

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

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The pilot had taxied the airplane to runway 09, and planned a short field takeoff. He ran the engine to full power, released the foot brakes, applied full right rudder, in anticipation of the airplane yawing to the left, and applied back pressure on the yoke. As the nose rotated, the stall warning horn sounded and the airplane drifted to the right. The pilot applied left aileron, but never released the right rudder pedal. The airplane continued to drift right until it struck a tree, turning the airplane hard to the right, and striking the next tree with the spinner of the propeller. The airplane came to rest opposite the direction of takeoff, against a clutter of trees, supported by the left wing

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.