- Date
- October 8, 1972
- Place
- Danville, IN · DANVILLE, IN
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9285QBeech 95-B55
- Status
- Completed · report April 19, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 169180
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4088 72/10/8 DANVILLE,IND BEECH 95-B55 CR- 2 0 0 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1137 N9285Q PX- 1 0 0 DUAL AGE 38, 11420 TOTAL DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION INDIANAPOLIS,IND LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE REMARKS- ENTERED SPIN TOO CLOSE TO GRND FOR RECOVERY. GR AND FLAPS WERE FULL DOWN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9285Q
- Reported as
- Beech 95-B55
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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