# Accident 19970804020759A: Beech 76, New Richmond, WI, August 4, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1997, 15:15 local time
- Place: New Richmond, WI
- Airport: New Richmond Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1198° N, 92.5295° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1198&lon=-92.5295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18960, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18960-2013-08-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 76 (registry code 1153005, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-76) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 76
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 4,125 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97FA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97FA252) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970804020759A

## Narrative

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

STALLED TURNING BASE TO LAND. CFI TOOK OVER TOO LOW TO RECOVER. IMPACTED IN A STREET. CFI TOO LATE ON TAKEOVER.(.4) THE MULTIENGINE STUDENT AND CFI INSTRUCTOR DEPARTED FOR A LOCAL MULTIENGINE INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. AFTER A SHORT FLIGHT TO ANOTHER AIRPORT, THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED DOWNWIND. ON DOWNWIND THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED, IMPACTED A TREE AND UTILITY POLE BEFORE HITTING THE GROUND, BURSTING INTO FLAMES, AND SLIDING ACROSS A STREET INTO A HOUSE. FLIGHT AND ENGINE CONTROL CONTINUITY WERE CONFIRMED. BOTH ENGINES HAD NO EVIDENCE OF ANOMALIES. WITNESSES REPORTED THE ENGINES TO BE AT FULL POWER AT 200 FEET ABOVE GROUND. AUTOPSY'S REVEALED NO PREEXISTING MEDICAL CONDITIONS AND TOXICOLOGY TESTS WERE NEGATIVE. (-23) DURING INSTRUCTION FLIGHT, AIRCRAFT FLEW DOWNWIND LEG TO RUNWAY 32 AT NEW RICHMOND, WI AT 150'-200' AGL.  AT THE POINT WHERE AIRCRAFT SHOULD HAVE TURNED ONTO BASE LEG, AIRCRAFT STALLED AND FELL OFF TO THE RIGHT.  PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RECOVER BY RAISING GEAR AND APPLYING FULL POWER.  AIRCRAFT DESCENDED TO STREET AT 40 DEGREE ANGLE CLIPPING POWER LINES WITH LEFT PROP AND POLE WITH RIGHT WING TIP.  AIRCRAFT HIT STREET AND SLID AT 15 DEGREE ANGLE                                          INTO TREES COMING TO REST IN YARD. RUPTURED FUEL TANKS.  FUEL SPRAY IGNETED ENGULFING AIRCRAFT, OCCUPANTS AND A HOUSE.

## 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 CHI97FA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97FA252), Aug 4, 1997: Beech 76 (N18960), New Richmond, WI, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The certified flight instructor's inadequate supervision and delayed remedial action and the flight crew's lack of aircraft control. A factor was loss of control while maneuvering downwind by one of…

## Other reports on N18960 (4)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19921220053769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921220053769I), Dec 20, 1992: Beech 76 (N18960), St Paul, MN, Minor damage. Left main gear collapsed on landing rollout.
- [Incident 19920919042679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920919042679I), Sep 19, 1992: Beech 76 (N18960), St Paul, MN, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on landing rollout.
- [Incident 19860322011239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860322011239I), Mar 22, 1986: Beech 76 (N18960), Hurlock, MD, Minor damage. Failed to lower gear for landing. Aircraft was landed gear up.
- [Incident 19810409023649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810409023649I), Apr 9, 1981: Beech 76 (N18960), Baltimore, MD, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to lower gear prior to landing.

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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