Beech 95-B55B accident near Midway, AR
On February 28, 1995, a Beech 95-B55B (airplane) was involved in an accident near Midway, AR. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- February 28, 1995
- Place
- Midway, AR
- Aircraft
- Beech 95-B55B · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 36.390°N, 92.481°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001207X02956
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On February 28, 1995, at 1140 central standard time, a Beech 95-B55B, N207Q, was destroyed during the initial climb after takeoff near Midway, Arkansas. The non-certificated pilot was fatally injured. No flight plan was filed and instrument meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal flight. Prior to departing Baxter County Regional Airport (BPK), the airplane was observed taxiing to runway 23 for what witnesses characterized as a "downwind takeoff". The witnesses described the airplane as "veering" and "swerving" from one side of the runway to the other during the takeoff roll. One witness estimated the airplane's airspeed to be 50 to 60 knots when it exited the left side of the runway, "pitched up violently" and became airborne. The airplane "immediately" entered a left bank "barely" clearing trees east of the runway. One witness stated that the pilot "didn't seem to be in control of the aircraft at any time. He was gaining and losing altitude in an abrupt way. Both engines seemed to be making full power the whole time of the flight." Another witness stated that "the aircraft never got any higher than 200 to 300 feet" and that "after leveling out for a brief period of time" it descended into a wooded area. After losing sight of the airplane, several witnesses reported hearing an "explosion" and seeing a "cloud of black smoke." PERSONNEL INFORMATION The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has no record of the pilot having either an airman or a medical certificate. According to the previous owner, the pilot purchased the airplane in March 1994.
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S IMPAIRMENT OF JUDGMENT AND PERFORMANCE DUE TO DRUGS, HIS LACK OF QUALIFICATION/TRAINING, AND HIS RESULTANT INABILITY TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
