What happened
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(-23) On June 24, 2009, at approximately 1702 MST, a Beechcraft B-95 travel air, shortly after takeoff from Holbrook Municipal Airport (P014), Arizona, impacted the ground .43 miles from the end of runway 03/21, killing the four occupants. The pilot had a commercial pilot certificate and was the owner of the aircraft. He was operating the aircraft under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations part 91. The airplane was destroyed in the post crash fire. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed in the area at the time of the accident; no flight plan had been filed. Weather reports indicate the winds were 26013KT and temperature 33.3° celsius. The debris field was contained in a small area approximately 50 feet in diameter. The aircraft was in one piece, except for the right engine was approximately 3 feet in front of where the nose of the aircraft would have been and the left propeller was found approximately 18 feet in front of the left engine. The accident site elevation is 5,203 feet MSL. An examination of the accident site and a detailed examination at the recovery site, revealed no identifiable cause for the accident. Continued on attached NTSB id WPR09FA309. Prior to departure, multiple eye witnesses report the pilot was curled in a fetal position on sofa in the airport building and that the stated he was feeling sick and had vomited earlier while in the aircraft. An eye witness reports pilot taxied to the runway 03 for takeoff and had a long takeoff roll before becoming airborne. After taking off and climbing to approximately 300 feet, the witness reports the aircraft turned right then turned left as if returning to the airport. During the left turn, the aircraft appeared to have stalled and enter a flat stall spin. The witness did not see the impact with the ground because of the down sloping terrain.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JUNE 24, 2009, AT APPROXIMATELY 1702 MST, A BEECHCRAFT B-95 TRAVEL AIR, SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM HOLBROOK MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (P014), ARIZONA, IMPACTED THE GROUND .43 MILES FROM THE END OF RUNWAY 03/21, KILLING THE FOUR OCCUPANTS. THE PILOT HAD A COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE AND WAS THE OWNER OF THE AIRCRAFT. HE WAS OPERATING THE AIRCRAFT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91. THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED IN THE POST CRASH FIRE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED IN THE AREA AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT; NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. WEATHER REPORTS INDICATE THE WINDS WERE 26013KT AND TEMPERATURE 33.3° CELSIUS. THE DEBRIS FIELD WAS CONTAINED IN A SMALL AREA APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET IN DIAMETER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN ONE PIECE, EXCEPT FOR THE RIGHT ENGINE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3 FEET IN FRONT OF WHERE THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT WOULD HAVE BEEN AND THE LEFT PROPELLER WAS FOUND APPROXIMATELY 18 FEET IN FRONT OF THE LEFT ENGINE. THE ACCIDENT SITE ELEVATION IS 5,203 FEET MSL. AN EXAMINATION OF THE ACCIDENT SITE AND A DETAILED EXAMINATION AT THE RECOVERY SITE, REVEALED NO IDENTIFIABLE CAUSE FOR THE ACCIDENT. CONTINUED ON ATTACHED NTSB ID WPR09FA309. PRIOR TO DEPARTURE, MULTIPLE EYE WITNESSES REPORT THE PILOT WAS CURLED IN A FETAL POSITION ON SOFA IN THE AIRPORT BUILDING AND THAT THE STATED HE WAS FEELING SICK AND HAD VOMITED EARLIER WHILE IN THE AIRCRAFT. AN EYE WITNESS REPORTS PILOT TAXIED TO THE RUNWAY 03 FOR TAKEOFF AND HAD A LONG TAKEOFF ROLL BEFORE BECOMING AIRBORNE. AFTER TAKING OFF AND CLIMBING TO APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET, THE WITNESS REPORTS THE AIRCRAFT TURNED RIGHT THEN TURNED LEFT AS IF RETURNING TO THE AIRPORT. DURING THE LEFT TURN, THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO HAVE STALLED AND ENTER A FLAT STALL SPIN. THE WITNESS DID NOT SEE THE IMPACT WITH THE GROUND BECAUSE OF THE DOWN SLOPING TERRAIN.
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