# NTSB LAX87FA331: Beech 95, N845B, Monterey, CA, September 9, 1987

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: September 8, 1987, 17:50 local (Sep 9, 1987, 00:50 UTC)
- Place: Monterey, CA
- Coordinates: 36.600227, -121.88002 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6002&lon=-121.8800&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 8, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 25424
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX87FA331
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/25424/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87FA331

## 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

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, approach - vfr pattern - base leg/base to final
  - emergency procedure - simulated, pilot in command(cfi)
  - throttle/power control - reduced
  - supervision - inadequate, pilot in command(cfi) (cause)
  - safety advisory - not issued, atc personnel(lcl/gnd/clnc)
  - wake turbulence - encountered (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N845B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N845B-1991-03-26), registration cancelled 1991-03-26, S/N TD73 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95
- Registry model: [Beech 95](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95) (registry code 1153402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: TD-73
- Airframe hours: 5884
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 31; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19870908056699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870908056699A), Sep 8, 1987: Beech 95, Monterey, CA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Indicates pilot lost control and spun in after encountering wake from a landing jet.

## Other investigations on N845B (2)

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 MIA74FLA41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FLA41), Apr 27, 1974: Beech 95 (N845B), Crestview, FL, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI66F0194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0194), Aug 1, 1965: Beechcraft B95 (N845B), Culver, IN, substantial damage

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.

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