Beechcraft B55 N17732
6 December 1996 · Park Rapids, Minnesota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 6 December 1996 at about 13:00 local time, a Beechcraft B55 registered N17732 was involved in an accident near Park Rapids, Minnesota, United States. 2 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 13:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Park Rapids, Minnesota, United States
- Nearest airport
- Park Rapids (PKD)
- Coordinates
- 46.9106, -95.0603
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft B55
- Registration
- N17732
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- St. Cloud → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Dawn
- NTSB number
- CHI97LA040
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
the pilot's high flare. Factors were the icing weather condition and the airframe ice.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
In her written statement, the pilot reported that there was 'slight trace ice' in the clouds. She flew a localizer approach. On short final, the airspeed was 'slightly (5knots) below blue line.' She 'felt buffet, yaw, flutter... added power.' The airplane 'yawed to the right with the addition of power.' She initiated a go around. The airplane began to 'buck and yaw uncontrollably.' She lowered the pitch attitude, raised the landing gear, and 'attempted flaps up.' The airplane settled on the south side of the runway in a snow bank. The pilot rated passenger stated that the pilot 'flared high' and 'over corrected.' He reported that the airplane 'rocked violently' up to 60 degrees of bank. Examination of the airplane revealed no evidence of preimpact mechanical malfunction. Photographs of the airplane, taken after the accident, exhibit a ridge of approximately 1/8 inch of rime ice on the upper portion of the wing and stabilizer leading edges.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft B55 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Apr 1996 | Beechcraft B55 | Lynchburg, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Sep 1992 | Beechcraft B55 | Joliet, Illinois, United States | J. F. Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 16 Mar 2000 | Beechcraft B55 | Ogden, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Nov 1990 | Beechcraft B55 | England, Arkansas, United States | Hanneman, Delmar R. | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Aug 1989 | Beechcraft B55 | Orange, Virginia, United States | Richard B. Wright | No injuries | - |
| 28 Mar 1989 | Beechcraft B55 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Aug 1996 | Piper PA-32R-300 | Medford, Minnesota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Aug 1996 | Cessna 188 | Walnut Grove, Minnesota, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Sep 1996 | Cessna 172F | Saint Clair, Minnesota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Aug 1996 | Taylorcraft 19 | Shakopee, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Aug 1996 | Cessna 180 | Duxbury, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Aug 1996 | Cessna A188B | Aitkin, Minnesota, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |