Beechcraft 95-B55 N3001S
2 June 1986 · Elizabethtown, Kentucky, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 2 June 1986 at about 14:45 local time, a Beechcraft 95-B55 registered N3001S was involved in an accident near Elizabethtown, Kentucky, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Elizabethtown, Kentucky, United States
- Nearest airport
- Elizabethtown (I98)
- Coordinates
- 37.6995, -85.8705
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 95-B55
- Registration
- N3001S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Owensboro → Elizabethtown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL86FA155
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
ACFT OBSERVED IN LEVEL FLT IN IMC JUST BELOW EST 500 FOOT OVC. EST VIZ ABOUT 3/4 MI. LT WING STRUCK 15/16 INCH DIA STEEL GUY CABLE 534 FEET AGL SHEARING OUTER 118 IN. ACFT IMPACTED EARTH FILL DAM 1169 FT FROM 650 FEET TALL TV ANTENNA. TOWER. TOP OF TOWER OBSCURED BY CLOUDS. PLT HAD DEP AIRPORT 63 NM WEST JUST AFTER THE WX AT THE DEP FLD REACHED VFR MINIMUMS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft 95 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jul 1986 | Beechcraft 95-B 55 | Lynchburg, Virginia, United States | Michael R. Drinkard | Fatal | 4 |
| 22 Apr 1986 | Beechcraft 95-B55 | Orlando, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Feb 1986 | Beechcraft 95-B55 | Rochester, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1986 | Beechcraft 95-B55 | Fargo, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Feb 1986 | Beechcraft 95-B55 | Muncie, Indiana, United States | Automation & Robotics, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jan 1986 | Beechcraft 95-B55 | Anniston, Alabama, United States | C. L. Sanson | Fatal | 1 |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Feb 1986 | Beechcraft H-18 | Louisville, Kentucky, United States | ACE Air Cargo Express, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 1986 | Bernard SONERAI II | Trenton, Kentucky, United States | Anthony W. Lewis | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Oct 1986 | Cessna 152 II | Pembroke, Kentucky, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 16 Jul 1986 | Boeing 727-25C | Erlanger, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 1986 | Beechcraft A36TC | Louisville, Kentucky, United States | Consul Restaurant Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 26 Nov 1986 | British BA-31 | Louisville, Kentucky, United States | Jet Stream Int'l | No injuries | - |