# Accident 20231204017919A: Beech E95, Elkmont, AL, December 4, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 2023, 11:20 local time
- Place: Elkmont, AL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8994° N, 86.9764° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8994&lon=-86.9764&mi=10
- Aircraft: N369BB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N369BB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E95 (registry code 1153410, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e95) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E95
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24FA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24FA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231204017919A

## Narrative

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

AT APPROXIMATELY 10:58 AM (CST) THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED HUNTSVILLE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (HSV), FOR AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT.  AT APPROXIMATELLY 11:20 AM (CCT), HUNTSVILLE ATC RECIEVED A "MAYDAY" CALL FROM THE AIRCRAFT STATING THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN A SPIN.  SHORTLY AFTER THE TRANSMISSION, THE AIRCRAFT DISSAPPEARED OFF OF THE HSV ATC RADAR AND ALL CONTACT WAS LOST.

## 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 ERA24FA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24FA055), Dec 4, 2023: Beech E95 (N369BB), Elkmont, AL, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The flight instructor’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during slow flight, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and spin from which he was unable to recover.

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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