# Accident 19980512008929A: Beech 76, Frisco, TX, May 12, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 1998, 15:05 local time
- Place: Frisco, TX
- Airport: Frisco Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1398° N, 96.8109° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1398&lon=-96.8109&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6701C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6701C-2000-02-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 76 (registry code 1153005, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-76) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 76
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,047 total, 29 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98FA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98FA215) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980512008929A

## Narrative

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

ACFT CRASHED AND BURNED IN A FIELD IN THE VCTY OF NORTH DALLAS JETPORT, ONE PERSON SUFFERED FATAL, FRISCO, TX. (.4)THE PILOT OF THE TWIN ENGINE AIRPLANE LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WHILE IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN DURING A PRACTICAL TEST FOR A COMMERCIAL MULTI-ENGINE RATING. AN FAA DESIGNATED PILOT EXAMINER (DPE) WAS SEATED IN THE RIGHT SEAT TO ADMINISTER THE PRACTICAL TEST. THE PILOT HAD BEEN PROVIDED 5 ADDITIONAL HOURS OF DUAL INSTRUCTION AFTER HE FAILED A PREVIOUS PRACTICAL TEST DUE TO UNSATISFACTORY PERFORMANCE OF A VMCA MANEUVER WITH THE SAME CHECK PILOT. A WITNESS OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE CLIMBING OUT AND EXECUTING 'A SHARP RIGHT TURN TOWARDS THE NORTH.' GROUND SCARS REVEALED THAT THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE GROUND LEFT WING LOW IN A SLIGHT NOSE LOW ATTITUDE WITH THE GEAR AND FLAPS RETRACTED. THE LEFT ENGINE PROPELLER, WHICH REMAINED ATTACHED, DID NOT EXHIBIT ANY SIGNS OF TWISTING, ROTATIONAL SCORING OR LEADING EDGE DAMAGE. THE RIGHT ENGINE PROPELLER, WHICH SEPARATED FROM THE ENGINE, EXHIBITED LEADING EDGE GOUGES AND CHORDWISE SCRATCHES. THE ELEVATOR TRIM ACTUATOR WAS FOUND IN THE 14 DEGREE TRIM DOWN (NOSE UP) POSITION. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKA                                       GE DID NOT REVEAL ANY ANOMALIES THAT WOULD HAVE PREVENTED NORMAL FLIGHT. (-23) DURING A CHECK RIDE FOR AN AMEL RATING, AIRCRAFT IMPACTED IN A CORN FIELD WHEELS UP, DISINTEGRATING, AND SLID APPROXIMATELY 120 FEET. AIRCRAFT CAUGHT FIRE ON IMPACT.  PIC RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES AND PASSENGER RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES.

## 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 FTW98FA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98FA215), May 12, 1998: Beech 76 (N6701C), Frisco, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control resulting in an inadvertent stall while performing simulated single engine maneuvers during a practical test for a multiengine rating.

## Other reports on N6701C (2)

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

- [Incident 19880103009729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880103009729I), Jan 3, 1988: Beech 76 (N6701C), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Landed with nose gear up. Found nose landing gear retract bellcrank was misaligned. Nose hydraulic actuator faulty.
- [Incident 19840622042329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840622042329I), Jun 22, 1984: Beech 76 (N6701C), West Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Unable to lower nose gear. Landed nose gear up. Nose gear doors stuck on bottom of a faulty bellcrank.

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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