Beechcraft 95-A55 N437CG
1 September 1997 · Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 1 September 1997 at about 20:40 local time, a Beechcraft 95-A55 registered N437CG, operated by Travel Methods, LLC, was involved in an accident near Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States. 3 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 20:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States
- Nearest airport
- Murfreesboro Muni Airport (MBT)
- Coordinates
- 35.8497, -86.3893
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 95-A55
- Registration
- N437CG
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Travel Methods, LLC
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Destin → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL97LA130
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
The pilot's excessive airspeed, and improper touch down point during landing, that resulted in the runway end overun. Factors were the wet runway surface, and the embankment at the end of the runway.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot stated to the inspector that upon landing at 110 knots airspeed he was unable to stop when full brakes were applied before departing the end of the wet runway. A witness stated that he saw the airplane land about halfway down the runway very fast. The witness, at the accident site, stated that he saw the airplane 'well high on the final approach glidepath', and that the airplane landed 'very fast' and touched down ' about mid field'. The FAA inspector stated, that after the airplane departed the end of the wet runway, it rolled down an embankment collapsing the nose gear and damaging the inboard structure of the left wing ribs, and the nose gear bulkhead on the right side. The flight manual for the Beech 95-A55 states the normal approach speed for this airplane is 87knots.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft 95 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jan 1997 | Beechcraft 95-B55 | Mayhill, New Mexico, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 15 Oct 1997 | Beechcraft 95-B55 | Kennesaw, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Jul 1997 | Beechcraft 95-B55 | Longview, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Apr 1997 | Beechcraft 95-C55 | Grand Haven, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 24 Nov 1997 | Beechcraft 95-B55 | Royse City, Texas, United States | Jerry L. Davis | Fatal | 2 |
| 23 Aug 1997 | Beechcraft 95-B55 | Brownsville, Tennessee, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Jul 1997 | Cessna 177RG | Knoxville, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 1997 | Cessna 172M | Athens, Tennessee, United States | Michael B. Guest | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jul 1997 | Cessna 150L | Portland, Tennessee, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 1997 | Avid IV | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1997 | Hughes 269A | Dandridge, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Aug 1997 | Piper PA-28-140 | Milan, Tennessee, United States | Stephen Aldred | Minor injuries | - |