ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 232851
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| Date: | Saturday 8 February 2020 |
| Time: | 13:17 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft F33A Bonanza |
| Owner/operator: | B & J Aviation LLC |
| Registration: | N6665U |
| MSN: | CE-880 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3939 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-550-B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hood County, NW of Granbury Regional Airport (KGDJ), TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Mineral Wells Airport, TX (MWL/KMWL) |
| Granbury Regional Airport, TX (KGDJ) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was conducting a personal flight to a nearby airport. Flight tracking information and a statement from another pilot indicated that the pilot overflew the runway, entered the airport traffic pattern, landed, and taxied the airplane off the runway. About 7 minutes later, the airplane was captured on radar as it flew downwind in the traffic pattern and proceeded north. About 2 minutes later, the radar data ended; the accident site was located 0.39 nautical mile north-northeast of the final radar return. The airplane impacted trees and terrain in a nose-low attitude with minimal forward momentum and a slightly twisted empennage, consistent with an aerodynamic stall/spin.
Examination of the airplane did not reveal any mechanical malfunctions or anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. It is likely that the pilot was flying an extended pattern and turning from the base to final legs of the pattern when he exceeded the airplane's critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall, loss of control, and impact with terrain.
Probable Cause: The pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack while maneuvering in the airport traffic pattern, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and loss of control.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN20FA076
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N6665U/history/20200208/1851Z/KMWL/KGDJ
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=6665U
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Feb-2020 20:09 | Geno | Added |
| 09-Feb-2020 20:45 | Geno | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Feb-2020 20:50 | FHolbert | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 09-Feb-2020 20:51 | FHolbert | Updated [Date, Aircraft type] |
| 09-Feb-2020 20:54 | harro | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 09-Feb-2020 22:18 | RobertMB | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Damage] |
| 15-Jun-2021 19:50 | aaronwk | Updated [Time, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Jul-2022 14:37 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
| 01-Jul-2022 14:45 | harro | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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