# Accident 19971124034869A: Beech 95B55, Royse City, TX, November 24, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 24, 1997, 10:15 local time
- Place: Royse City, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9704° N, 96.3291° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9704&lon=-96.3291&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6835Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6835Q-2013-05-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-B55 (T42A) (registry code 1152706, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55-t42a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95B55
- Reported engine: CONT IO470L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98FA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98FA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971124034869A

## Narrative

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

ACFT CRASHED UND UNK CIRC, 2 POB SUFFERED FATAL INJ, ACFT WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE. ROYSECITY, TX. (.4)WITNESSES OBSERVED THE TWIN ENGINE AIRPLANE IN A 'SLIGHTLY NOSE-DOWN FLAT SPIN.' OTHER WITNESSES REPORTED THAT A 'SPUTTER OR COUGH' AND A 'FAINT STALL-OUT' DIRECTED THEIR ATTENTION TO THE 'SPIRALING' AIRPLANE. GROUND SIGNATURES AND WRECKAGE DISTRIBUTION WERE CONSISTENT WITH A VERTICAL IMPACT IN A FLAT ATTITUDE. THE MAIN FUEL TANKS WERE TOPPED OFF WITH 70.2 GALLONS OF FUEL FOR THE 534 NM CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE AUXILIARY FUEL TANKS AT TIME OF DEPARTURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. BOTH FUEL SELECTORS WERE FOUND BETWEEN THE AUX AND OFF POSITIONS. NO ANOMALIES WERE NOTED DURING THE ENGINE RUNS OF BOTH ENGINES, AND CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS ESTABLISHED TO ALL FLIGHT CONTROLS. TOXICOLOGY FINDINGS WERE POSITIVE FOR METHAMPHETAMINE, AMPHETAMINE, CHLORPHENIRAMINE, PHENYLPROPANOLAMINE, EPHEDRINE, AND SALICYLATE. IN THE OPINION OF DR. CANFIELD, CIVIL AEROMEDICAL INSTITUTE (CAMI), THE LEVELS OF BOTH METHAMPHETAMINE AND AMPHETAMINE DETECTED IN THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE VERY HIGH AND WOULD HAVE CAUSED IMPAIRMENT IN PERFORMA                                                      NCE IN THE COCKPIT. (-23) AIRCRAFT OBSERVED BY WITNESSES SPINNING OUT OF SKY. HEARD ONE "POP". NOT LOUD ENGINE NOISE DURING SPINNING. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED UPRIGHT AND WAS DESTROYED BY POSTCRASH FIRE. 2 FATAL OCCUPANTS. ONE OCCUPANT IN FRONT RIGHT SEAT. ONE OCCUPANT IN REAR LEFT AREA OF CABIN. CAUSE OF CRASH UNDETERMINED AT THIS TIME.

## 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 FTW98FA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98FA056), Nov 24, 1997: Beech 95-B55 (N6835Q), Royse City, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's impairment due to drugs, and his ensuing failure to maintain minimum required airspeed for flight, which resulted in a stall/spin. A factors was the loss of power to both engines due to…

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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