Beechcraft 95-A55 N686H

Summary

On 6 April 2004 at about 22:50 local time, a Beechcraft 95-A55 registered N686H, operated by Thomas Fischer, was involved in an accident near Montague, California, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

6 April 2004 at 22:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Montague, California, United States

Nearest airport

Montague (1O6)

Coordinates

41.7306, -122.5456

Aircraft

Beechcraft 95-A55

Registration

N686H

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Thomas Fischer

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Montague → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX04CA179

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed during the takeoff climb, which led to a stall/mush. Factors to the accident were the uneven intersection of the two runways, and the pilot's failure to use all of the available runway, and the premature liftoff from the runway.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane collided with terrain following an in-flight loss of control. The pilot was practicing short field takeoffs and landings on runway 5/23, a turf runway 2,080 feet long. His first landing was on runway 23. He taxied back to he departure end of runway 23 and departed with 20 degrees of flaps. He made a right-hand traffic pattern, and repeated the procedure. The pilot then departed runway 5, starting the departure roll approximately 600 feet from the beginning of the runway. At the intersection of runway 14/32, an asphalt runway, the airplane bounced and became airborne. The airplane climbed to approximately 350 feet agl, and then began turning right. The pilot attempted to correct the right turn with left rudder and aileron. The airplane shuddered and began to stall just prior to impact into an open field. The airplane slid 300 feet before coming to rest. The pilot did not report any mechanical malfunctions with the airplane prior to the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.