Beechcraft 65-A90 N435A
27 July 2007 · Wallkill, New York, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 27 July 2007 at about 14:30 local time, a Beechcraft 65-A90 registered N435A was involved in an accident near Wallkill, New York, United States. 3 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 14:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Wallkill, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Kobelt Airport (N45)
- Coordinates
- 41.6278, -74.1336
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 65-A90
- Registration
- N435A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Positioning
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Calverton → Wallkill
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC07CA185
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
The pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
Following an uneventful flight, the pilot overflew the destination airport and observed no apparent wind speed or direction on the windsock. The airplane approached the runway fast, and landed "very hard," separating the right main landing gear from the airplane in the process. The airplane bounced, veered off the right side of the runway, and the left main landing gear collapsed, before the airplane came to rest. The operator did not report any preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions of the airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 May 2008 | Beechcraft 65-A90 | Titusville, Florida, United States | Titusville Drop Zone | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 2006 | Beechcraft 65-A90-1 | Tampa, Florida, United States | Dynamic Aviation Group, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Aug 2008 | Beechcraft 65-A90 | Pitt Meadows, Canada | Pacific Skydivers | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 2008 | Beechcraft 65-A80 | Midland, Texas, United States | Western Air Express Inc | No injuries | - |
| 16 May 2005 | Beechcraft 65-A80 | Patagonia, Argentina | Transporte Aereo Don Carlos | Fatal | 10 |
| 16 Feb 2009 | Beechcraft 65-A90-1 | Soldotna, Alaska, United States | Missionary Aviation Repair Center | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Aug 2007 | Cessna 172N | Rochester, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
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