Beechcraft 95-B55 N7474N
20 July 1985 · Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 July 1985 at about 22:24 local time, a Beechcraft 95-B55 registered N7474N, operated by Air Vegas, Inc, was involved in an accident near Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States. 5 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 22:24
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States
- Nearest airport
- Grand Canyon (GCN)
- Coordinates
- 36.0306, -112.0193
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 95-B55
- Registration
- N7474N
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Air Vegas, Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Grand Canyon → Las Vegas
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX85LA326
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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 PREPARING FOR AN AIR TAXI, SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT, THE PIC PERFORMED A PREFLIGHT INSPECTION OF THE ACFT & FAILED TO OBSERVE THAT THE RT MAIN FUEL TANK WAS NEARLY EMPTY. FIVE(5) MIN AFTER TAKEOFF THE RT ENG'S MAIN TANK FUEL SUPPLY WAS EXHAUSTED & THE ENG LOST ALL PWR. THE PLT FIRST ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENG & THEN ATTEMPTED TO FEATHER IT. HE FAILED TO WINDMILL. UNABLE TO SUSTAIN FLIGHT, THE ACFT DESCENDED INTO TERRAIN FROM ITS CRUISE ALT OF 600 FT AGL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft 95 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 May 1985 | Beechcraft 95-C55 | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | Richard O. Gelinas | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Feb 1985 | Beechcraft 95-C55 | Charleston, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Feb 1985 | Beechcraft 95-B55 | Hutchinson, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Dec 1985 | Beechcraft 95-A55 | Concord, California, United States | ARK Distibuting Co., Inc. | Fatal | 3 |
| 1 Jul 1985 | Beechcraft 95-B55 | Thermal, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1985 | Beechcraft 95-B55 | Corona, California, United States | John R. Dubos | Fatal | 3 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Mar 1985 | Cessna 182P | Gila Bend, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1985 | Cessna 172G | Show Low, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Apr 1985 | Cessna 210A | Quartzsite, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Dec 1985 | Cessna 182G | Gila Bend, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 13 Apr 1985 | Cessna 172 | Page, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Oct 1985 | Bell 47 G-5 | Yuma, Arizona, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |