Beechcraft 95-B55 N1767W
17 February 1984 · St Augustine, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 17 February 1984 at about 22:00 local time, a Beechcraft 95-B55 registered N1767W was involved in an accident near St Augustine, Florida, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- St Augustine, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- St Augustine (SGJ)
- Coordinates
- 29.8890, -81.3094
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 95-B55
- Registration
- N1767W
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- N Myrtle Beach → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA84LA085
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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 ACFT LANDED WITH ITS LEFT MAIN GEAR JAMMED IN THE UP POSITION. SINCE THE LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING SYSTEM INDICATED ALL NORMAL THE CREW WAS UNAWARE OF THE PROBLEM UNTIL THE ROLL OUT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE LEFT MAIN GEAR ACTUATING MOTOR CONTINUED TO OPERATE EXTENDING THE NOSE GEAR AND RIGHT LANDING GEAR TO THE DOWN POSITION. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR ACTUATING ROD FAILED FROM FORCES INDUCED BY THE LANDING GEAR ACTUATING MOTOR TRIGGERING THE FALSE INDICATION OF THE GREEN GEAR LIGHT WHICH IS ACTIVATED BY A MICRO-SWITCH ON THE MOTOR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft 95 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Oct 1984 | Beechcraft 95-A55 | Newport Beach, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 Apr 1984 | Beechcraft 95-B55 | Granbury, Texas, United States | Donald L. Stamey | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Feb 1984 | Beechcraft 95-B55 | Lk Havasu City, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jul 1984 | Beechcraft 95-B55 | No.myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States | Grand Strand Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Nov 1984 | Beechcraft 95-A55 | Sonora, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 Apr 1984 | Beechcraft 95-B55 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Feb 1984 | Piper PA-28-140 | Pinellas Park, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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| 17 Feb 1984 | Douglas DC-3 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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