# Accident 20020406007429A: Beech D45, Minden, LA, April 6, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 2002, 15:30 local time
- Place: Minden, LA
- Airport: Minden Webster Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6431° N, 93.2983° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6431&lon=-93.2983&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6VY, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6VY-2002-08-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D-45 (registry code 1152012, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d-45) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D45
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW02FA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02FA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020406007429A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PASSENGER, INVITED ABOARD FOR A FAMILIARIZATION FLIGHT, ANNOUNCED INTENTION FOR MODIFIED TRAFFIC PATTERN PRIOR TO FOURTH TOUCH AND GO. AN APPARENT ATTEMPTED CHANDELLE FROM A GO AROUND RESULTED IN STALL AND POWERED VERTICAL DESCENT INTO WOODED AREA 400 FEET ABEAM OF TOUCHDOWN ZONE OF RUNWAY OF INTENDED LANDING.

## 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 FTW02FA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02FA113), Apr 6, 2002: Beech D-45 (N6VY), Minden, LA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The private pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during a go-around. Contributing factors were the private pilot's impairment due to drugs, the pilot-rated passenger's lack of experience in…

## Other reports on N6VY (1)

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

- [Incident 19960819044709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960819044709I), Aug 19, 1996: Beech T34C (N6VY), College Station, TX, Minor damage. Narrative: Mr. Pinder landed downwind at College Station's Easterwood airport. He made no contact with the control tower. The landing was hard and N6VY (T-34)…

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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