ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 43039
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| Date: | Saturday 2 October 1993 |
| Time: | 14:30 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft 95 Travel Air |
| Owner/operator: | Midwest School Of Aeronautics |
| Registration: | N2711Y |
| MSN: | TD36 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 11651 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-AIA |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Roodhouse, IL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | St. Charles, MO (3SQ) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS MULTI-ENGINE FLIGHT TRAINING. THE TWIN-ENGINE AIRPLANE WAS OBSERVED MAKING POWER CHANGES DURING LEVEL FLIGHT SHORTLY BEFORE THE ACCIDENT AT AN ESTIMATED 1,500 TO 2,000 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. WITNESSES REPORTED HEARING ENGINE SOUND CHANGES AND OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE ENTER A RIGHT-HAND SPIN. THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH TREES AND TERRAIN SHORTLY AFTER ENTERING THE SPIN. AN ON-SCENE INVESTIGATION REVEALED POWERPLANT, POWERPLANT CONTROLS, AND FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY. THE STUDENT PILOT HAD TO SIT ON A SEAT CUSHION IN ORDER TO SEE THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD ACCORDING TO THE AIRPLANE'S OWNER. THE OWNER STATED THE STUDENT'S FEET WERE NOT ABLE TO TOUCH THE RUDDER PEDALS COMPLETELY.
Probable Cause: was the inadequate supervision by the flight instructor which resulted in the inadvertent stall/spin by the student.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI94FA002
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 06-Jun-2023 09:44 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency]] |
| 10-Apr-2024 10:52 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Cn, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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