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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Beech 95B55 · Xenia, OH · July 31, 2001

Date: July 31, 2001 · 09:00 local
Place: Xenia, OH
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N727AF
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC01FA193
Reported as: Beech 95B55
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2

N727AFRegistration cancelled Jun 21, 2006 · Beech 95-B55 (T42A)S/N TF-49 · Built 1965 Airframe modelBeech 95-B55 (T42A)Engine modelContinental IO-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft crashed in corn field. Aircraft destroyed with two occupants, both fatal. Several eye witnesses stated they observed the aircraft was in a flat spin in a clockwise direction. The initial findings seem to indicate that the right engine was not operating and was not in the feather position. The left engine was apparently still operating at the time of impact. The accident is still under investigation by the NTSB.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN CORN FIELD. AIRCRAFT DESTROYED WITH TWO OCCUPANTS, BOTH FATAL. SEVERAL EYE WITNESSES STATED THEY OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN A FLAT SPIN IN A CLOCKWISE DIRECTION. THE INITIAL FINDINGS SEEM TO INDICATE THAT THE RIGHT ENGINE WAS NOT OPERATING AND WAS NOT IN THE FEATHER POSITION. THE LEFT ENGINE WAS APPARENTLY STILL OPERATING AT THE TIME OF IMPACT. THE ACCIDENT IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION BY THE NTSB.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB NYC01FA193Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportXenia, OHThe flight instructor's failure to maintain aircraft control while maneuvering, which resulted in an inadvertent spin.Jul 31, 2001 · Substantial damage