ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 59915
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| Date: | Saturday 9 May 2009 |
| Time: | 16:10 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft A55 Baron |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N1533Z |
| MSN: | TC-326 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1962 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4001 hours |
| Engine model: | Textron Lycoming O-360 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Gardnerville, about 50 mi S of Reno, NV -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Millville Airport, NJ (MIV/KMIV) |
| Millville Airport, NJ (MIV/KMIV) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Witnesses reported that the pilot had taken four friends that were attending an outdoor working group on a local flight. The airplane made two to three low passes over the working group. On the final pass, the airplane was slightly above the tops of the local houses, between 100 and 300 feet above ground level (agl). Recovered GPS data indicated that the airplane was traveling from northeast to southwest at 120 knots ground speed. The witnesses stated that the airplane then made a sudden steep climbing left turn that approached 90 degrees angle of bank, appeared to decelerate at the top of the climbing turn, then dropped towards the ground nose first to ground impact. The witnesses noted that the engines could be heard "running perfectly" throughout the maneuver. Post accident examination of the airplane established continuity from all control surfaces to the cockpit. Examination of both engines revealed no abnormal conditions or signatures.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed while maneuvering during a low altitude maneuver that resulted in a stall.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Images:
photo NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-May-2009 08:09 | angels one five | Added |
| 10-May-2009 08:38 | slowkid | Updated |
| 10-May-2009 16:01 | angels one five | Updated |
| 10-May-2009 21:51 | slowkid | Updated |
| 11-May-2009 12:09 | angels one five | Updated |
| 05-Feb-2010 11:08 | harro | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 02-Dec-2017 14:56 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Jun-2023 05:42 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]] |
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