- Date
- September 8, 1987, 17:50 local (Sep 9, 1987, 00:50 UTC)
- Place
- Monterey, CA
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N845BBeech 95
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 8, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870908056699A
- Case key
- 25424
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Analysis
The coml plt was rcvg mult-eng dual instrn in a Beech 95. After tkof, the aircrew began practicing inst apchs. After making an ILS rwy 10 apch to enter left traffic for rwy 28, the flt was clrd onto a south downwind to be sequenced to follow a psa BAE-146. When the Beech 95 crew rprtd the BAE-146 was in sight, they were clrd to follow it. A witness, who was watching the BAE-146 land, stated that when his attention was focused on the plane (Beech 95) some distance behind the commercial plane (BAE-146), it was in a steep nose down dscnt toward the gnd & in a rgt spin. The Beech 95 crashed in aprx a 125 deg nose down attitude. No preimpact part failure or malfunction was found. However, the acft was fnd configured for a psbl simulated eng-out apch; I.e., the rudder trim tab & indicator were fnd with abt 20 to 22 deg deflection, the left & rgt tach indicated 1900 & 2700 RPM, respectively, & the flap & flap actuators were fnd in a retracted psn. The in-flt sepn btw the Beech 95 & BAE-146 was not determined. Twr psnl didn't provide a wake turbc adzy.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N845B
- Reported as
- Beech 95
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- TD-73
- Airframe hours
- 5,884
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A1D, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Monterey Navy Flying Club
- Registered owner
- U.S. Dept Of Navy
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · August 20, 1987 · 11 hours before
- Airport
- MRY · Monterey Peninsula, runway 28, 6,597 × 150 ft, asphalt
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.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 31
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Helicopter, Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 4,759 total · 131 in this make and model · 4,158 as pilot in command · 246 in the last 90 days · 69 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 340° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 66 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MRY, 1 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N845B · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.