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Aviation accident CEN17FA005

1 fatal · BEECH D95A · 2016-10-04 · Hitchcock, TX, USA

Event

NTSB number
CEN17FA005
Event ID
20161004X34956
Type
Accident
Date
2016-10-04
Location
Hitchcock, TX, USA
Coordinates
29.273056, -95.071388

Injuries

Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
1
Serious
1
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
2

Aircraft

Make
BEECH
Model
D95A
Registration
N76S
FAR Part
091
Engines
2
Damage
DEST

Conditions

Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC

Probable cause

The flight instructor's loss of control during an aerodynamic stall demonstration, which resulted in an inadvertent spin from which he was unable to recover. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor's lack of familiarity with the airplane's stall characteristics.

Source

Authoritative
NTSB CAROL
Machine
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