# Accident 19950902027539A: Beech A24R, Yakima, WA, September 2, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1995, 18:25 local time
- Place: Yakima, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.7201° N, 120.4109° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7201&lon=-120.4109&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9726Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9726Q-1996-01-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A24R (registry code 1151252, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a24r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A24R
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 785 total, 30 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA95FA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95FA198) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950902027539A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

OBSERVED BUZZING NEIGHBORS AND PERFORMING LOW LEVEL WING OVERS AND ROLLS. ON LAST PASS STRUCK 80 FOOT PINE TREE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA95FA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95FA198), Sep 3, 1995: Beech A24R (N9726Q), Yakima, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM A TREE. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S POOR JUDGMENT AND OSTENTATIOUS DISPLAY TO BUZZ.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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