Beechcraft 95-B55 N8453N
2 September 1982 · Goodland, Kansas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 September 1982 at about 20:26 local time, a Beechcraft 95-B55 registered N8453N, operated by William Lowe, was involved in an accident near Goodland, Kansas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:26
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Goodland, Kansas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Renner Fld-Goodland Muni (GLD)
- Coordinates
- 39.3396, -101.6997
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 95-B55
- Registration
- N8453N
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- William Lowe
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Juneau → Canon City
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MKC82DA164
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT WAS ON A CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT WITH A REFUELING STOP AT GOODLAND, KS. DURING ARRIVAL AT GOODLAND, HE ELECTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 05. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE THAT HE ESTABLISHED RADIO CONTACT WITH GOODLAND FLIGHT SERVICE, LOCATED ON THE AIRPORT, FOR AN AIRPORT ADVISORY. RUNWAY 05 INTERSECTED WITH A CONCRETE RUNWAY (12/30) AT ABOUT MIDFIELD. THE SURFACE OF RUNWAY 12/30 WAS HIGHER AT THE INTERSECTION AND PRESENTED A BUMP FOR TRAFFIC ON RUNWAY 05. GROUND WITNESSES STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH A HIGH GROUND SPEED THEN BOUNCED IN THE AIR WHEN IT PASSED THE INTERSECTION. REPORTEDLY, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED ON THE NOSE GEAR THREE TIMES, THEN THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS ABOUT 5400 FT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft 95 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Feb 1982 | Beechcraft 95-C55 | Twentynine Palm, California, United States | TOM Bethal Construction Compan | Fatal | 2 |
| 6 Aug 1982 | Beechcraft 95-A55 | Conway, Arkansas, United States | Ronnie Davis | No injuries | - |
| 5 Apr 1982 | Beechcraft 95 | Pontiac, Michigan, United States | ABC Flight Service, Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 1982 | Beechcraft 95-B55 | Palo Verde, Arizona, United States | Watkins & Sons Aviation | Fatal | 2 |
| 13 Jul 1982 | Beechcraft 95-A55 | Laurens, Iowa, United States | Commercial Coatings, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Oct 1982 | Beechcraft 95-B55 | Camden, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Nov 1982 | Air Tractor AT-301A | Anthony, Kansas, United States | David T. Kirk | No injuries | - |
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