Beechcraft 95-B55 N88FC
20 August 1994 · Page, Arizona, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 August 1994 at about 04:02 local time, a Beechcraft 95-B55 registered N88FC, operated by Margrave, David L., was involved in an accident near Page, Arizona, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 04:02
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Page, Arizona, United States
- Nearest airport
- Page (PGA)
- Coordinates
- 36.6794, -111.4101
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 95-B55
- Registration
- N88FC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Margrave, David L.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- El Monte → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Bright
- NTSB number
- LAX94LA330
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO FOLLOW PROCEDURES TO ASSURE THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED. HIS DIVERTED ATTENTION DUE TO THE PREVIOUS TWO GO-AROUNDS IS A FACTOR IN THIS ACCIDENT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE AIRPLANE LANDED WITH THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED. THE PILOT EXECUTED TWO GO-AROUNDS BEFORE MAKING THE LANDING. THE PILOT SAID THAT HE FELT UNCOMFORTABLE DURING THE FIRST TWO APPROACHES. ON THE THIRD APPROACH, HE BECAME DISTRACTED AND DID NOT EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft 95 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Feb 1994 | Beechcraft 95 | Chesterfield, Missouri, United States | CY Aviation Leasing, Inc | Fatal | 2 |
| 18 Apr 1994 | Beechcraft 95 | Greeley, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Nov 1994 | Beechcraft 95-B55 | Santa Monica, California, United States | Cloverfield Aviation, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1994 | Beechcraft 95-B55 | Calexico, California, United States | John N. Osterkamp | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1994 | Beechcraft 95-B55B | Battlement Mesa, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 May 1994 | Beechcraft 95-55 | New Port Richey, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Sep 1994 | Cessna 210L | Payson, Arizona, United States | Dairy Queen of S. Arizona, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 21 Sep 1994 | James B Edwards COZY | Skull Valley, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Sep 1994 | Robinson R-22 | Benson, Arizona, United States | Same AS Registered Owner | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1994 | Bell 206-B3 | Tucson, Arizona, United States | U.s. Forest Service | Unknown | - |
| 4 Jan 1994 | Bell 206B | Coolidge Dam, Arizona, United States | Southwest Helicopters, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 Nov 1994 | Cessna 172K | Springerville, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |