Beechcraft 95-55 N98PA
15 February 2001 · Scottsbluff, Nebraska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 February 2001 at about 19:10 local time, a Beechcraft 95-55 registered N98PA, operated by Todd Murdoff, was involved in an accident near Scottsbluff, Nebraska, 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 19:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Scottsbluff, Nebraska, United States
- Nearest airport
- William B. Heilig Field (BFF)
- Coordinates
- 41.8609, -103.6609
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 95-55
- Registration
- N98PA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Todd Murdoff
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Greeley → Scottsbluff
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI01LA090
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
the checklist not followed and the wheels-up landing performed by the pilot. The runway light was a contributing factor.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane landed gear-up and impacted a runway light following a visual approach to the airport. The airplane was recovered with the landing gear in the retracted position. Postaccident testing of the landing gear warning system and gear position lights revealed no anomalies.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Nov 2001 | Beechcraft 95-B55 | Falmouth, Massachusetts, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 31 Jul 2001 | Beechcraft 95-B55 | Xenia, Ohio, United States | Wright Patterson AFB Aero Club | Fatal | 2 |
| 27 Mar 2001 | Beechcraft 95-B55B (T42A) | Watkins, Colorado, United States | Enterprise Airline Academy | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jan 2001 | Beechcraft 95-55 | Dijon, France | Sarl Clovis | Fatal | 4 |
| 4 Oct 2001 | Beechcraft 95-B55 | Alvarado, Texas, United States | Alamo Aviation, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 17 Jan 2001 | Beechcraft 95-D55 | Rendsburg-Schac, Germany | Deutsche Verkehrsfliegerschule, Hamburg | Serious injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Nov 2001 | Cessna 182A | Wahoo, Nebraska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Mar 2001 | Piper PA-18-150 | Sidney, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jun 2001 | Piper PA-32R-300 | Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 2001 | Ag-Cat G-164B | Wallace, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 2001 | Hiller UH-12E | Hastings, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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