Beechcraft 95 B55 (T42A) N413D

Summary

On 17 September 2016 at about 18:36 local time, a Beechcraft 95 B55 (T42A) registered N413D was involved in an accident near Broadus, Montana, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

17 September 2016 at 18:36

Classification

Accident

Location

Broadus, Montana, United States

Nearest airport

Broadus (00F)

Coordinates

45.1192, -105.0358

Aircraft

Beechcraft 95 B55 (T42A)

Registration

N413D

Category

Airplane

Year built

1974

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Billings → Rapid City

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR16FA182

3 people died.

The airplane's departure from cruise flight for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airline transport pilot and his passengers departed on a personal cross-country flight and flew southeast toward their destination. Radar tracking indicated that after departure, the airplane attained an altitude of about 5,600 ft mean sea level (msl) in about 13 minutes. Radar data became intermittent; however, when radar contact was reestablished several minutes later, the airplane tracking was consistent with the course and altitude of the flight. The last data tracks identified the airplane at 5,800 ft msl. The wreckage was located on flat open land at an elevation of 3,751 ft about 58 miles southeast from the last radar return. There were no witnesses to the accident, and no significant weather was in the area at the time of the accident. Ground signatures and an examination of the airframe revealed evidence that the airplane collided with the ground in a nose-low near vertical attitude. Damage signatures and a teardown examination revealed that the propeller damage for both the left and right-side propeller assemblies was similar with the physical damage indicating rotation with power on at the time of impact. Postaccident examinations of the airframe, engine, and propellers revealed no discrepancies that would have precluded normal operation. The reason for the departure from cruise flight and the loss of control could not be determined from the available evidence.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.