Beech B-60 accident near Salina, Kansas, August 15, 1995
On August 15, 1995 at about 2:30 pm local time, a Beech B-60, registered N999AB, was substantially damaged in an accident near Salina, Kansas. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 4 people were on board or involved. The weather was instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
the pilot's inattentiveness to the severity of the weather conditions, and his failure to maintain airspeed. Factors in the accident were: the icing conditions, airframe ice accumulation, and the design stress limits of the airplane being exceeded by the pilot during recovery.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 15, 1995 · about 2:30 pm local time
- Place
- Salina, Kansas · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 4 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility)
- Aircraft
- Beech B-60 · all B-60s on the register
- Registration
- N999AB · registry record · serial P-457
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The pilot reported that the flight entered into a light overcast layer and light rime ice began to accumulate on the windshield and leading edge of the wing. He turned on the deicing heat to the windshield, pitot tube, vents, and propeller. Approximately one-half hour later, the airplane suddenly began to shudder and buffet. The pilot stated that the airspeed then began to decrease, and he assumed the pitot tube was block. After he advised air traffic control of a problem and requested a lower altitude, the airplane rolled to the left and entered into a spin. The pilot was able to regain control of the airplane after losing 5,000 feet altitude and landed at the nearest airport. The airframe sustained substantial structural damage during the recovery. The pilot stated the flight 'entered area with increased ice accumulation and [I] didn't notice.'
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- LOSS OF CONTROL - IN FLIGHT during cruise
- AIRFRAME/COMPONENT/SYSTEM FAILURE/MALFUNCTION during descent - uncontrolled
Pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land, none, APLN, none
- Flight time: 2,707 hours in all; 597 in this make and model; 19 in the last 90 days; 6 in the last 30 days; 2,707 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: class 3
The aircraft
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded
- Maximum gross weight: 6,775 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Lycoming TSIO-541-E1C4 (piston); 0 hours total
- Operating certificate: in the vicinity
The flight
- Departed from: COS Colorado Spring CO at 3:30 pm
- Destination: MKC Kansas City MO
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Sky: not recorded; not recorded
- Temperature: 0°C, dew point 0°C
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 3 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number CHI95LA289.