4 fatal · Beech BE-95A · 1999-04-12 · SHAWSVILLE, VA, USA
Event
NTSB number
IAD99FA038
Event ID
20001205X00479
Type
Accident
Date
1999-04-12
Location
SHAWSVILLE, VA, USA
Coordinates
37.129524, -80.249275
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
4
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
4
Aircraft
Make
Beech
Model
BE-95A
Registration
N3113K
FAR Part
091
Engines
2
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
IMC
Probable cause
the pilot's inadequate preflight planning which resulted in intentional flight into known severe turbulence and the subsequent loss of control. Factors in the accident were the turbulence in instrument meteorological conditions and an airplane loaded over the maximum allowable gross weight and outside the allowable center-of-gravity range.