FTW72AF076

NTSB accident investigation · Beech 95 · Zachary, LA · May 14, 1972

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
May 14, 1972
Place
Zachary, LA · ZACHARY, LA
Injuries
4 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N362Beech 95
Status
Completed · report December 1, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
165671

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0762  72/5/14    ZACHARY,LA          BEECH 95            CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 584
        TIME - 1125                    N362                PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 84 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BATON ROUGE,LA              PADUCAH,KY
        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 - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- OVER MAX GROSS WT ABOUT 142 LBS. 0.08 INCHES AHEAD OF AFT CG LIMIT. FLT PHASE UNKN.

Aircraft

Registration
N362
Reported as
Beech 95
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.