Beech 95-B55 accident near Brownsville, TN
On August 23, 1997, a Beech 95-B55 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Brownsville, TN. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- August 23, 1997
- Place
- Brownsville, TN
- Aircraft
- Beech 95-B55 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 35.589°N, 89.251°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X08700
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On August 23, 1997, about 0010 central daylight time, a Beech 95-B55, N5678K, operated by Todd's Flying Service Inc., as a Title 14 CFR Part 135, on-demand air taxi flight, impacted the ground near Brownsville, Tennessee. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The airplane was destroyed. The commercial-rated pilot was fatally injured. The flight originated from Ankeny, Iowa, about 2150, August 22, 1997. A witness who was located about 15 miles northeast of the crash site said that on Friday night, August 22, 1997, between the hours of 2315 and 2330, she heard an airplane "making a loud noise." She went to her back door to see what was happening and said she "saw the plane." The witness said, "...the noise the plane was making was similar to the sound a jet makes when taking off...the engine sounded like the plane was moving very fast, but it was going very slow. I watched it for about 10 minutes before it was out of my sight." The airplane came back in her sight and she said her husband commented, "...this plane is so low and going so slow it looks like it could fall anytime." In addition the witness said, "...there were no landing lights on, just the lights that are usually on when you see a plane at night. Nothing about it's appearance was different, just the sound of the engine, it's speed, and how low it was flying." About 0200, the Civil Air Patrol (CAP), picked up an emergency locator transmitter (ELT), and at daylight started a search. The airplane was found in an open pasture about 1000. There were no radio calls
Probable cause
the pilot's inadequate preflight, and his improper in-flight planning/decision, which led to fuel exhaustion and a forced landing at night on unprepared terrain. Factors relating to the accident were: darkness, and the lack of a suitable area for an emergency landing.
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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.
