Beechcraft 95-B55B N958MQ
8 August 1993 · Lafayette, Indiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 August 1993 at about 00:00 local time, a Beechcraft 95-B55B registered N958MQ, operated by Schmidt, Lawrence B., was involved in an accident near Lafayette, Indiana, 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 00:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lafayette, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Timberhouse (31IN)
- Coordinates
- 40.4200, -86.7709
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 95-B55B
- Registration
- N958MQ
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Schmidt, Lawrence B.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI93LA297
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
the loss of engine power for reason or reasons undetermined.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
DURING INITIAL CLIMB FROM A TOUCH AND GO LANDING THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER ON THE RIGHT ENGINE. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO OBTAIN A POSITIVE CLIMB RATE AND THE AIRPLANE DESCENDED INTO TERRAIN OFF THE RUNWAY. A POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE FAILED TO REVEAL ANY PRE-EXISTING ANOMALIES WHICH WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN THE POWER LOSS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Sep 1993 | Beechcraft 95-A55 | Pine Mountain, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
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| 11 Jun 1993 | Beechcraft 95-A55 | Edgewood, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jul 1993 | Beechcraft 95-B55B | Ashdown, Arkansas, United States | Pruet, Chesley | No injuries | - |
| 29 Aug 1993 | Beechcraft 95 | Kingman, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Sep 1993 | Beechcraft 18-C45G | Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States | Crites, Kenneth J. | No injuries | - |
| 21 Sep 1993 | Cessna 152 | Kokomo, Indiana, United States | Beene, Charles W. | No injuries | - |
| 26 Sep 1993 | Cessna 150H | Gary, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Feb 1993 | Cessna 182P | Portage, Indiana, United States | Miller Aircraft Company, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Nov 1993 | Piper PA-28-180 | Cedar Lake, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Oct 1993 | Welch OW8M | Greenfield, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |