# Accident 20141021021139A: Beech D95A, Bahama, NC, October 21, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 2014, 10:00 local time
- Place: Bahama, NC
- Airport: Lake Ridge Aero Park
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1650° N, 78.8594° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1650&lon=-78.8594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64GM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64GM-2018-04-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D95A (registry code 1153408, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d95a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D95A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,186 total, 8 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15FA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15FA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141021021139A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 21, 2014 N64GM TOOK OFF ON A TRAINING FLIGHT FROM THE LAKE RIDGE AERO PARK (8NC8) 4340 GEER STREET DURHAM, NC 27701.

AT APPROXIMATELY 10:00 AM N646GM CRASHED IN THE WOODS NEXT TO A CITY PARK IN THE CITY LIMITS OF BAHAMA NC.  INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE ENGINES WERE RUNNING, AND THE AIRCRAFT HAD FUEL IN ITS TANKS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND ALL FLIGHT CONTROLS AND ENGINE CONTROLS WERE IN OPERATIONAL ORDER.

THE WRECKAGE WAS  FOUND IN A WOODED AREA NEAR BAHAMA, NC AT APPROXIMATELY 12:30 PM.

THE DEBRIS FIELD WAS CONFINED TO A SMALL AREA THE SIZE OF THE AIRPLANE, INDICATING A VERY STEEP ANGLE OF IMPACT.

INVESTIGATION CONDUCTED I/A/W FAA ORDER 8900.1, V. 7, CH. 1, S.

## 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 ERA15FA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15FA023), Oct 21, 2014: Beech D95 (N64GM), Bahama, NC, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilots' failure to maintain adequate airspeed during climb, which resulted in the airplane's wing exceeding its critical angle-of-attack and a subsequent aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the…

## Other reports on N64GM (1)

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

- [Incident 20000821017369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000821017369I), Aug 21, 2000: Beech D95A (N64GM), South Bend, IN, Minor damage. (-23) During landing, the right main gear touched the runway and collapsed during the landing roll-out causing minor damage to the a/c.

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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