Beechcraft 95 N133PW
6 June 2000 · Sun Valley, Arizona, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 6 June 2000 at about 17:00 local time, a Beechcraft 95 registered N133PW, operated by Sheble Aviation, was involved in an accident near Sun Valley, Arizona, United States. 2 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 17:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sun Valley, Arizona, United States
- Nearest airport
- Sun Valley (A20)
- Coordinates
- 35.1400, -114.4898
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 95
- Registration
- N133PW
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Sheble Aviation
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Sun Valley → Bullhead City
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX00LA218
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The certified flight instructor's (pilot-in-command) inadequate supervision of his dual student, who prematurely retracted the landing gear.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
All three landing gear retracted immediately prior to rotation and the airplane settled back to the runway. The left wingtip struck the runway and the airplane cartwheeled, running into a rising dirt embankment, and coming to rest on the side of the runway. In his written statement, the flight instructor reported that the nose gear collapsed during the takeoff ground roll. He had no further explanation of the event. According to a pilot-rated witness, the airplane was on the takeoff ground roll when all three landing gear retracted prior to rotation, and the airplane settled back to the runway. The witness went to the assistance of the airplane occupants and spoke to the flight instructor. According to the witness, the instructor said that the student might have placed the landing gear selector switch in the up position instead of the flaps after the previous landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft 95 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 2000 | Beechcraft 95-B55 | Moorhead, Minnesota, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 27 Sep 2000 | Beechcraft 95-55 | Gulfport, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Dec 2000 | Beechcraft 95-B55 | Milltown, Wisconsin, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 21 Jan 2000 | Beechcraft 95-B55 | Mexia, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Oct 2000 | Beechcraft 95-C55 | Homer, Nebraska, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 19 Oct 2000 | Beechcraft 95-C55 | New Ulm, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jul 2000 | Cessna 172 | Chandler, Arizona, United States | Sunbird Flight Services | No injuries | - |
| 5 Nov 2000 | Piper PA28-200 | Teec Nos Pos, Arizona, United States | Air West Flying Club | Fatal | 2 |
| 20 Apr 2000 | Hughes OH-6A | Green Valley, Arizona, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Jul 2000 | Cessna 205 | Tacna, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 2000 | Cessna 414A | Prescott Valley, Arizona, United States | Patrick W. Swayze | No injuries | - |
| 28 Aug 2000 | Cessna 210E | Holbrook, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |