# Accident 20020807021279A: Beech 95A55, Festus, MO, August 7, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 2002, 10:24 local time
- Place: Festus, MO
- Airport: Festus Memorial Aprt
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1950° N, 90.3856° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1950&lon=-90.3856&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13MS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13MS-2002-09-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-A55 (registry code 1152704, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-a55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95A55
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02FA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02FA237) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020807021279A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N13MS A 1963 BEECH BARON WITH MR. SHERRELL AS PILOT AND ONLY OCCUPANT, CRASHED ONTO A HEAVILY WOODED HILLSIDE ABOUT 60 YARDS SOUTHWEST OF MO HIGHWAY 61, AT APPROXIMATELY 1024 CDT ON AUGUST 7, 2002. THE CRASH SITE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2NM SOUTHEAST OF THE FESTUS MEMORIAL AIRPORT.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WERE PILOT FRIENDS AT THE AIRPORT, WHO WATCHED MR. SHERRELL DO SEVERAL TAKEOFF AND LANDINGS, AND OVERSHOOT FINAL ON THE LAST APPROACH. ^PRIVACY ^ WAS USING HIS HAND HELD RADIO TO TALK WITH MR. SHERRELL WHO REPORTED HE WAS EXECUTING A MISSED APPROACH, MAKING A RIGHT TURN, AND WOULD ENTER A RIGHT BASE FOR 36. THE TWO WITNESSES SAW HIM CLIMB AND TURN OUT, THEN THEY LOOKED AWAY. ^PRIVACY ^ STATED HE LOOKED BACK WHEN ^PRIVACY DAT^ SAID, "OH MY GOD, HE'S GOING IN!" ^PRIVACY DAT^ SAID WHEN HE LOOKED UP N13MS APPEARED TO BE IN A 90 DEGREE BANK BECAUSE HE COULD SEE ALL OF THE TOP OF THE AIRPLANE WITH THE NOSE TO THE RIGHT AND LEVEL WITH THE HORIZON. IT SUNK BEHIND THE TREES IN THAT ATTITUDE. DESPITE MANY WITNESSES THE CRASH SITE WAS NOT LOCATED FOR OVER TWO HOURS. TWO NON-PILOTS WITNESSES, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^           WERE BOTH ABOUT 400 YARDS FROM THE CRASH SITE. (CONTINUED ON A        TTACHMENT).

## 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 CHI02FA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02FA237), Aug 7, 2002: Beech 95-A55 (N13MS), Festus, MO, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's lack of recent experience and his failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in a stall and collision with the ground. The pilot's failure to execute a go-around was a factor.

## Other reports on N13MS (1)

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

- [Incident 19910703033539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910703033539I), Jul 3, 1991: Beech 95A55 (N13MS), Salt Lake City, UT. Engine quit on landing rollout. Caught fire on restart. Extinguished. Replaced fuel line.

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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