Beechcraft 95-A55 N13MS

Summary

On 7 August 2002 at about 15:24 local time, a Beechcraft 95-A55 registered N13MS was involved in an accident near Festus, Missouri, 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

7 August 2002 at 15:24

Classification

Accident

Location

Festus, Missouri, United States

Nearest airport

Festus Meml (FES)

Coordinates

38.1950, -90.3856

Aircraft

Beechcraft 95-A55

Registration

N13MS

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Festus → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI02FA237

1 person died.

The pilot's lack of recent experience and his failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in a stall and collision with the ground. The pilot's failure to execute a go-around was a factor.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane was destroyed when it impacted terrain after a loss of control during landing approach. The airplane was in a left hand traffic pattern. According to witnesses, the airplane was on a base leg for landing when the pilot reported that he was too close to land and he would make a right turn and enter the final approach for the runway. The witnesses reported that, during the right turn, the bank angle appeared to be 90 degrees. The airplane subsequently impacted the ground. No preexisting airframe or engine defects were found during the postaccident examination. The pilot's flight instructor stated that the pilot did not fly the airplane enough to stay proficient and that he had a tendency to make steep turns in the traffic pattern. According to logbook records, the pilot had flown 2 hours in the preceding 90 days and had only flown once in the preceding 8 months.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.