Beechcraft 95-B55 N8685Q
7 October 1970 · Sturgis, South Dakota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 October 1970 at about 07:25 local time, a Beechcraft 95-B55 registered N8685Q, operated by South Dakota S, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Sturgis, South Dakota, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 07:25
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sturgis, South Dakota, United States
- Nearest airport
- Sturgis
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 95-B55
- Registration
- N8685Q
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- South Dakota S
- Operating rule
- State-Public Aircraft
- Purpose of flight
- All Other Public Flying
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Pierre, S Dak → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4075
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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
TKOF ON SLUSHY RWY.R GR DID NOT EXTEND.GR WOULD INDC DOWN IN THIS CONFIGURATION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Nov 1970 | Beechcraft 95-A55 | Muncy, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Dec 1970 | Beechcraft 95-C55 | Anniston, Alabama, United States | Murphy Transpo | No injuries | - |
| 26 Oct 1970 | Beechcraft 95-C55 | Boones Mill, Virginia, United States | Frantz Flying | Fatal | 4 |
| 17 Mar 1970 | Beechcraft 95-B55 | Orofino, Idaho, United States | J.f.konen Cons | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Jun 1970 | Beechcraft 95-A55 | Alma, Michigan, United States | McClure Oil Co | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1970 | Beechcraft 95-B55 | Hutchinson, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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| 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 |