Beechcraft 65-B80 N8347N
20 August 1995 · Anderson, Indiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 August 1995 at about 16:40 local time, a Beechcraft 65-B80 registered N8347N, operated by Skydive Anderson, Inc., was involved in an accident near Anderson, Indiana, United States. 12 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 16:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Anderson, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ace Airpark (3AE)
- Coordinates
- 40.1301, -85.7607
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 65-B80
- Registration
- N8347N
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Skydive Anderson, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI95LA287
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Probable cause
seizure of the landing gear wheel bearing and separation of the landing gear outer wheel-half and tire from the aircraft after which directional control of the aircraft by the pilot was not possible.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOST DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED SIDEWAYS, VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY INTO AN AGRICULTURAL FIELD AND BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLIES COLLAPSED. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE TAKEOFF WAS NORMAL UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT SPEED REACHED 70 - 75 MILES PER HOUR WHEN HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT. HE RETARDED THE ENGINE THROTTLES TO IDLE AND APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER CONTROL AND RIGHT WHEEL BRAKE BUT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. INSPECTION DETERMINED THAT THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY ON THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR HAD BROKEN INTO TWO PARTS. THE OUTER WHEEL HALF AND THE TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND THE LANDING GEAR AXLE DUG INTO THE TURF RUNWAY. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE OUTER BEARING OF THE WHEEL THAT FAILED HAD SEIZED FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS AND THE BOLTS HOLDING THE WHEEL HALVES TOGETHER HAD FAILED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft 65 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep 1995 | Beechcraft 65 | West Point, Virginia, United States | Peninsula Sky Divers | Fatal | 11 |
| 16 Aug 1995 | Beechcraft 65 | Caribbean Sea | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Oct 1995 | Beechcraft 65-B80 | Paint Rock, Texas, United States | Dana Lisa Nyerges | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Apr 1995 | Beechcraft 65-B80 | Great Bend, North Dakota, United States | Air Cargo Masters, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Jan 1995 | Beechcraft 65-90 | Royal, Arkansas, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 16 Nov 1996 | Beechcraft 65-A90 | Orange, Virginia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Apr 1995 | Cessna 152 | Kokomo, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Oct 1995 | Piper PA-22 | Crawfordsville, Indiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Oct 1995 | Piper PA-31 | Anderson, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Oct 1995 | Piper PA-34 | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | Willard Nickish | No injuries | - |
| 2 May 1995 | Franklin EAA BI-PLANE/P1 | Rockville, Indiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Oct 1995 | Piper J-3C | Rochester, Indiana, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |