Aviation accident IAD03FA043

6 fatal · Beechcraft B200 · 2003-04-04 · Leominster, MA, USA

Event

NTSB number: IAD03FA043
Event ID: 20030415X00505
Type: Accident
Date: 2003-04-04
Location: Leominster, MA, USA
Coordinates: 42.536945, -71.73944

Injuries

Highest injury: FATL
Fatal: 6
Serious: 1
Minor: 0
Uninjured: 0
Total aboard: 8

Aircraft

Make: Beechcraft
Model: B200
Registration: N257CG
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 2
Damage: SUBS

Conditions

Light: DAYL
Weather: VMC

Probable cause

The pilot's low altitude maneuver using an excessive bank angle, and his failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall and subsequent collision with a building. A factor was the pilot's impairment from prescription medications.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
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