Beechcraft B55 N60000
3 June 1970 · Bermuda Dunes, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 3 June 1970 at about 20:15 local time, a Beechcraft B55 registered N60000 was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Bermuda Dunes, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bermuda Dunes, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Bermuda Dunes
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft B55
- Registration
- N60000
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Buckeye, Ariz → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-2374
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
MISTOOK GEAR SELECTOR FOR FLAP SELECTOR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft B55 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Dec 1970 | Beechcraft B55-95 | Burlington, Vermont, United States | Mohawk Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 1970 | Beechcraft B55 | Moore Haven, Florida, United States | The Graham Co | No injuries | - |
| 13 May 1971 | Beechcraft B55 | Easton, Maryland, United States | Pan-Maryland A | No injuries | - |
| 29 Sep 1971 | Beechcraft B55 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1969 | Beechcraft B55 | Albrightsville, Pennsylvania, United States | Panorama Flyin | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1973 | Beechcraft B55 | Farmingdale, New York, United States | Fischer Avia | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |