- Date
- April 21, 1982, 10:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place
- Climax Springs, MO
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9639RBeech B95
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 21, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820421010489A
- Case key
- 70283
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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.
Analysis
Approximately 8 min after takeoff the acft was observed at a very low altitude. It started a right turn that gradually steepened until the wings were almost vertical. After almost two turns the wings leveled for an instant, then the right wing & nose dropped & the acft dove into the trees. The plt had a history of a coronary artery disease beginning with a coronary collapse in 1962. He was hospitalized in 1971 & the last ekg taken prior to discharge showed an unequivical acute high lateral infarction. He was advised of the hazards & danger to his life if he should fly in an airplane again. During the flt physicals of 1977, 1979 & 1981 the plt marked "no" to the medical record history question concerning any previous heart troubles. There is no evidence that the plt ever discontinued his piloting activities for any extended period during the past 20 years.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9639R
- Reported as
- Beech B95
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- TD-320
- Airframe hours
- 4,993
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A1A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Fisher Sales & Service, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Fisher Sales & Service, Inc.
- Departed
- H21 · Camdenton, MO
- Destination
- KCK · Kansas City, KS
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
- 60
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 2,486 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 40° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 126 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SGF, 60 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.