Beechcraft 95-B95 N9943R

Summary

On 28 October 1995 at about 01:03 local time, a Beechcraft 95-B95 registered N9943R was involved in an accident near Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

28 October 1995 at 01:03

Classification

Accident

Location

Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

Nearest airport

Tulsa International (TUL)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Beechcraft 95-B95

Registration

N9943R

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Roanoke

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

FTW96FA030

1 person died.

Inadequate preflight by the pilot by failing to remove the flight control lock and failing to check the flight controls before takeoff, and the pilot's failure to abort the takeoff.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot began an intersection takeoff with 5,450 feet of runway remaining. A controller in the tower noted that the airplane did not become airborne, while on the runway, although it was observed increasing in speed during the takeoff/ground roll. No evidence of an abort was found. Markings were found on the grass overrun that matched the distances between the airplane's landing gear. Beyond the overrun, the airplane (became airborne, but) descended, struck a tree, the terrain, and a railroad track before coming to rest. The cockpit control lock for the elevator and ailerons was found in place. Numerous parts of the airplane sustained fire damage; however, there was no physical evidence of an inflight fire, and no anomalies were found that would preclude engine operation. The right propeller piston position was in a low blade angle range; the blade angles for the left propeller could not be determined. The propeller blades, however, exhibited striations, nicks, gouges, bending and/or twisting.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.