# NTSB Accident CEN17FA005
> **BEECH D95A** · 2016-10-04 · Hitchcock, TX, USA · FATL
## 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.

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