Beechcraft 58 N4203A

Summary

On 16 October 2024 at about 22:00 local time, a Beechcraft 58 registered N4203A, operated by Gulf States Air Inc, was involved in an accident near Shreveport, Louisiana, 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.

Date

16 October 2024 at 22:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Shreveport, Louisiana, United States

Nearest airport

Shreveport Downtown (DTN)

Coordinates

32.5408, -93.7438

Aircraft

Beechcraft 58

Registration

N4203A

Category

Airplane

Year built

1970

Engines

2

Operator

Gulf States Air Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Executive/Corporate

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

New Orleans → Shreveport

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN25LA017

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s inadvertent failure to lower the landing gear before touching down.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that the flight was routine until landing, when for some reason he neglected to lower the landing gear. The airplane landed on the runway wheels up and sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot stated there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions associated with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. He added that minimizing distractions and complacency might have prevented the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.