# Accident 19990212013949A: Beech 95, Las Vegas, NV, February 12, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 1999, 14:30 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: Henderson Sky Harbor Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0406° N, 114.9293° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0406&lon=-114.9293&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1176, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1176-2001-02-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95 (registry code 1153402, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 682 total, 44 in this make and model, 218 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX99LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA095) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990212013949A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON FEBRUARY 12, 1999, ABOUT 1430 HOURS PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A BEECH 95, N1176, COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND FOLLOWING AN INADVERTENT SHUTDOWN OF ONE ENGINE WHILE LANDING AT THE HENDERSON, NEVADA, AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED BY SHEBLE AVIATION UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 OF THE FEDERAL AVIATION REGULATIONS. NEITHER THE COMMERCIAL PILOT/CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR NOR THE STUDENT PILOT WAS INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE LOCAL AREA DUAL INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT AND NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. THE WIND CONDITIONS WERE LIGHT AND VARIABLE. ACCORDING TO THE FAA INSPECTOR ON-SCENE THAT INTERVIEWED THE INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT, THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON APPROACH WHEN THE STUDENT PILOT, WHO WAS FLYING, CHANGED FUEL TANKS. HE INADVERTENTLY SHUT OFF FUEL TO THE RIGHT ENGINE AS HE WAS LOOKING FOR TRAFFIC. WHILE EXECUTING S-TURNS FOR SPACING, THE RIGHT ENGINE LOST POWER. THERE WAS CONFUSION IN THE COCKPIT AND THE APPROPRIATE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES WERE NOT EXECUTED. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR HAD ASSUMED CONTROL WHEN THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND WITH A WINDMILLING PROPELLER.                                                                                                           (.4)THE MULTIENGINE STUDENT AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WERE ON APPROACH TO LAND AND WERE ADVISED OF TRAFFIC IN THE PATTERN. THE INSTRUCTOR WAS HANDLING THE COMMUNICATIONS AND ADVISED THEY WOULD DO 'S' TURNS FOR SPACING.  WHILE LOOKING FOR TRAFFIC AND MANEUVERING FOR SPACING, THE STUDENT PILOT INADVERTENTLY TURNED THE RIGHT FUEL SELECTOR OFF DURING THE PRELANDING CHECKLIST.  AS THEY WERE LINING UP ON FINAL APPROACH AND AFTER AN 'S' TURN, A LOSS OF POWER IN ONE ENGINE BECAME APPARENT  THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AND STARTED ENGINE-OUT PROCEDURES.  DURING THAT TIME THEY COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN.  AFTER THE ACCIDENT, THE PILOTS EXAMINED THE COCKPIT AND FOUND THAT THE RIGHT FUEL SELECTOR WAS IN THE OFF POSITION.

## 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 LAX99LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA095), Feb 12, 1999: Beech 95 (N1176), Henderson, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: a loss of power in one engine due to the student pilot inadvertently selecting the off position on one fuel selector valve while accomplishing the prelanding checklist. The instructor's inadequate…

## Other reports on N1176 (1)

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

- [Incident 19791010051539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791010051539I), Oct 10, 1979: Beech B95 (N1176), Ft Myers, FL, Minor damage. Right main gear collapsed during the landing roll.

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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