Beechcraft 95 N99PL

Summary

On 15 June 2023 at about 22:30 local time, a Beechcraft 95 registered N99PL was involved in an accident near Edna, Texas, United States. One person was 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.

Date

15 June 2023 at 22:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Edna, Texas, United States

Coordinates

28.9417, -96.5678

Aircraft

Beechcraft 95

Registration

N99PL

Category

Airplane

Year built

1959

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Monaville → Weslaco

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

CEN23LA243

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during a precautionary off-field landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

While the pilot was enroute to his destination, he reported that the airplane door opened inflight, so he performed a precautionary landing to a rural road. During the landing, the pilot lost control of the airplane and it veered left and entered a corn field. The left landing gear collapsed, and the airplane came to rest upright. Examination of the airframe by responding inspectors from the Federal Aviation Administration found substantial damage to the right wing and that the interior of the airplane had been mostly dismantled. There were no knobs or placards for the fuel selectors. Fuel lines to both engines were empty of fuel. Flight control continuity was confirmed. The pilot did not submit the National Transportation Safety Board Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident/Incident Report Form 6120.1.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.