Beechcraft 95-B55 N8775R
24 December 2008 · Batesville, Arkansas, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 24 December 2008 at about 20:00 local time, a Beechcraft 95-B55 registered N8775R was involved in an accident near Batesville, Arkansas, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. 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 20:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Batesville, Arkansas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Batesville Regional Airport (BVX)
- Coordinates
- 35.7261, -91.6472
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 95-B55
- Registration
- N8775R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Mesquite → Batesville
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN09CA102
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's improper decision to land with a tailwind which resulted in the overrun landing. Factors contributing to the accident include the culvert and the tailwind.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot of the twin-engine airplane landed long, ran off the end of the runway, and subsequently impacted a concrete culvert. The pilot was able to exit the airplane unassisted; however, the passenger on board had to be removed by emergency personnel. The airplane's fuselage and wing sustained substantial damage during the accident. The weather reporting station at the accident airport reported the wind was from 290 degrees at 7 knots; this calculated to a tailwind of 5.4 knots.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft 95 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Apr 2008 | Beechcraft 95-B55 | Lansing, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jun 2008 | Beechcraft 95-B55 | Jasper, Alabama, United States | Bobby R. Crump | Fatal | 4 |
| 3 Apr 2008 | Beechcraft 95-B55 | Benson, Arizona, United States | James Robertson | Fatal | 2 |
| 11 Aug 2008 | Beechcraft 95-B55 | Sitka, Alaska, United States | Harold J. Gaines | Fatal | 2 |
| 20 Feb 2008 | Beechcraft 95-55 | Auxerre, France | France Private | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 Nov 2008 | Beechcraft 95-B55 (T4 | Whites Creek, Tennessee, United States | Secrest Gregory L | Fatal | 3 |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jul 2008 | Grumman G-164A | Newport, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 2008 | Air Tractor AT602 | Back Gate, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 2008 | Piper PA-22 | Star City, Arkansas, United States | Robert Craig | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jun 2008 | Grumman-Schweizer G-164B | O'Kean, Arkansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 2008 | Ayres S2R-G6 | Pine Bluff, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 May 2008 | Commander AC-680 | Hope, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |