# NTSB LAX99LA095: Beech 95, N1176, Henderson, NV, February 12, 1999 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: February 12, 1999, 14:30 local (22:30 UTC) - Place: Henderson, NV - Coordinates: 36.040618, -114.929336 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0406&lon=-114.9293&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report August 13, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 45823 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX99LA095 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/45823/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA095 ## Probable cause a loss of power in one engine due to the student pilot inadvertently selecting the off position on one fuel selector valve while accomplishing the prelanding checklist. The instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight was also causal. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of engine power(partial) - nonmechanical, approach - vfr pattern - final approach - 1 engine - fuel tank selector position - inadvertent deactivation, dual student (cause) - supervision - inadequate, pilot in command(cfi) (cause) - In flight collision with terrain/water, approach - vfr pattern - final approach ## Analysis The multiengine student and flight instructor were on approach to land and were advised of traffic in the pattern. The instructor was handling the communications and advised they would do 'S' turns for spacing. While looking for traffic and maneuvering for spacing, the student pilot inadvertently turned the right fuel selector off during the prelanding checklist. As they were lining up on final approach and after an 'S' turn, a loss of power in one engine became apparent The instructor took control of the airplane and started engine-out procedures. During that time they collided with terrain. After the accident, the pilots examined the cockpit and found that the right fuel selector was in the off position. ## Factual narrative On February 12, 1999, about 1430 hours Pacific standard time, a Beech 95, N1176, was substantially damaged when it collided with the ground following an inadvertent shutdown of one engine while landing at the Henderson, Nevada, airport. The aircraft was operated by Sheble Aviation, Bullhead City, Arizona, under 14 CFR Part 91. Neither the commercial pilot/certified flight instructor nor the student pilot was injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local area dual instructional flight and no flight plan was filed. The flight originated at Mesquite, Nevada, at 1400. A Federal Aviation Administration inspector from the Las Vegas, Nevada, Flight Standards District Office, responded to the accident site and interviewed both the instructor and student. According to their verbal statements, the aircraft was on approach when the student pilot, who was flying, changed fuel tanks. The student pilot inadvertently shutoff fuel to the right engine as he was looking for traffic. While executing S-turns for spacing, the right engine lost power. The inspector reported that there was confusion in the cockpit and the appropriate emergency procedures were not executed. According to the student pilot, after the instructor realized that they had lost power on the right engine the instructor assumed control of the airplane. The student pilot stated that at that point they began going through engine-out procedures while holding "blue line" ( best single engine climb rate of climb speed). He said by the time that they got to the gear-up procedure it was too late, they hit the ground. After they exited the airplane and determined that there was no fire, they went back to the airplane and found the right fuel selector turned to the off position. According to the Beech 95 owner's manual page 64 and 65, Descent and Pre-landing Check should be accomplished prior to entering the traffic pattern. "With these checks out of the way, you will be able to concentrate on traffic pattern problems and final landing preparations." The owner's manual also addresses the importance of following the single engine procedures. Pages 108A, 111, and 113 documents the procedure and emphasizes the importance of reducing all unnecessary drag in as short a time as possible. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N1176](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1176-2001-02-21), registration cancelled 2001-02-21, S/N TD-185 (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-185 - Airframe hours: 4228 - Engines: Lycoming O-360-A1A 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: Sheble Aviation - Registered owner: Wolfe Leasing Co. Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, November 9, 1998, 182 hours before - Departed: 67L, MESQUITE, NV - Destination: L15, NV - Airport: L15, Henderson, runway 18, 5,000 × 60 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 30; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: right; flight hours: 682 total, 44 in this make and model, 625 as pilot in command, 218 in the last 90 days, 81 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: variable at 3 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 61 °F, dew point 55 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: LAS, 6 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 19990212013949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990212013949A), Feb 12, 1999: Beech 95, Las Vegas, NV, Substantial damage. (.19) On February 12, 1999, about 1430 hours pacific standard time, a Beech 95, N1176, collided with the ground following an inadvertent shutdown of one engine… ## Other investigations on N1176 (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 NYC65D0222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC65D0222), May 21, 1965: Beechcraft B-95 (N1176), Bristol, PA, 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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