Accident · 1997-06-03
What the record says
- Event date
- 1997-06-03
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Fatal injury
- Aircraft
- Beech 95-B55 (N8KB)
- Operating rule
- Part 91
- Operator
- U.S. Dept. of Interior Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- US DEPT OF INTERIOR
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed while maneuvering, which led to an inadvertent stall/spin.
Source: NTSB case LAX97GA198Flight crew
Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.