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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Beech T42A · Alvarado, TX · October 4, 2001

Date: October 4, 2001 · 13:15 local
Place: Alvarado, TX
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N8164R
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW02FA004
Reported as: Beech T42A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2

N8164RRegistration cancelled May 13, 2013 · Beech 95-B55 (T42A)S/N TC-1746 · Built 1974 Airframe modelBeech 95-B55 (T42A)Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On October 4, 2001 at 1315 local time, pilot william d. paulin and flight instructor john m. whitmore on board BE-55-T42A, N8164R entered into a flat spin to the right during a 14 CFR 91 VFR flight. Eye witnesses observed the twin engine airplane spinning at an altitude of approximately 1500 above ground level until contact with the ground. The aircraft was destroyed killing the two occupants on board.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON OCTOBER 4, 2001 AT 1315 LOCAL TIME, PILOT WILLIAM D. PAULIN AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR JOHN M. WHITMORE ON BOARD BE-55-T42A, N8164R ENTERED INTO A FLAT SPIN TO THE RIGHT DURING A 14 CFR 91 VFR FLIGHT. EYE WITNESSES OBSERVED THE TWIN ENGINE AIRPLANE SPINNING AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 1500 ABOVE GROUND LEVEL UNTIL CONTACT WITH THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED KILLING THE TWO OCCUPANTS ON BOARD.

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 FTW02FA004Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportAlvarado, TXThe inadvertent flat spin of the airplane by the flightcrew resulting from the flight instructor's inadequate supervision. A contributing factor was the impairment (drugs) of the private pilot.Oct 4, 2001 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N8164R · 1

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

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