Beechcraft D55 N7947R

Summary

On 17 August 2007 at about 01:50 local time, a Beechcraft D55 registered N7947R was involved in an accident near Heber, Utah, 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.

Date

17 August 2007 at 01:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Heber, Utah, United States

Nearest airport

Heber City Municipal Airport (36U)

Coordinates

40.4307, -111.1906

Aircraft

Beechcraft D55

Registration

N7947R

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Sacramento → Heber

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

LAX07CA255

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to lower the landing gear during landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

During landing the pilot did not extend the landing gear and the airplane contacted the runway and slid about 500 feet. Witnesses in the area watched as the airplane made the approach and subsequently landed gear up. A post accident examination of the airplane's landing gear system by the FAA revealed no abnormalities that would have precluded normal operations.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.