Beechcraft 55 N1685W

Summary

On 15 August 1995 at about 04:30 local time, a Beechcraft 55 registered N1685W was involved in an accident near Mansfield, Ohio, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

15 August 1995 at 04:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Mansfield, Ohio, United States

Nearest airport

Mansfield Lahm Municipal (MFD)

Coordinates

40.7795, -82.5296

Aircraft

Beechcraft 55

Registration

N1685W

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Columbus → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Bright

NTSB number

BFO95LA081

Nobody was injured.

the inflight and postimpact fire due to a short circuit in the main power distribution cable.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The two CFI's reported that the purpose of the flight was recurrency training. They completed the airwork portion of the flight, and proceeded to perform instrument approaches. They stated that everything was normal during the VOR approach to runway 14, and they circled to land on runway 32. The pilot-in-command stated that when he extended the landing gear he noticed whitish/gray smoke coming from behind the instrument panel. He retracted the landing gear and landed on runway 32. The airplane slid about 2,000 feet down the asphalt runway, and was destroyed by fire. Postaccident examination revealed a short circuit in the main power distribution cable which is routed behind the instrument panel.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.