Beechcraft B90 N551SS
11 December 1995 · Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 11 December 1995 at about 05:30 local time, a Beechcraft B90 registered N551SS was involved in an accident near Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States. One person was 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 05:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States
- Nearest airport
- Flying Cloud (FCM)
- Coordinates
- 44.8407, -93.4494
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft B90
- Registration
- N551SS
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Bright
- NTSB number
- CHI96LA050
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the hangar while taxiing. A factor associated with the accident was the pilot's impairment due to alcohol.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The student pilot was flying the airplane without authorization from the operator. Witness reported seeing the airplane flying erratically around the airport performing takeoffs and landings. The airplane was later found to have contacted a hangar with the right wing. Local authorities issued an intoxilizer (breath test) to the pilot which indicated .06%. A witness reported that he and the pilot had 'a couple of beers' earlier in the evening and then attended a Chrismas party between 7:00 pm and 9:00 pm.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft B90 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jan 1994 | Beechcraft B90 | Okeechobee, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 10 |
| 20 Feb 1997 | Beechcraft B90 | St. Johns, Antigua And Barbuda | St. Lucia Cargo, Ltd. | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1993 | Beechcraft B90 | Albert Lea, Minnesota, United States | MTC Leasing | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1993 | Beechcraft B90 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | NKC Hospitals, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jan 1997 | Beechcraft B90 | Longmont, Colorado, United States | Mile-Hi Skydiving Center, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Dec 1992 | Beechcraft B90 | Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States | Sioux Valley Hospital Assn. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Feb 1995 | Piper PA-23-250 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | AB Flight Services | No injuries | - |
| 18 Feb 1995 | Cessna 180J | Cotton, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Mar 1995 | Beechcraft 1900 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | Great Lakes Aviation, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1995 | Cessna 185 | Baudette, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Dec 1995 | Fairchild SA227-AC | Bemidji, Minnesota, United States | Mesaba Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 16 Mar 1995 | Piper PA-32-300 | Lakeville, Minnesota, United States | Richard Knutson | No injuries | - |