Beech 95-B55 accident near Elko, NV
On May 12, 2005, a Beech 95-B55 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Elko, NV. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- May 12, 2005
- Place
- Elko, NV
- Aircraft
- Beech 95-B55 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 40.550°N, 115.383°W
- NTSB ID
- 20050610X00749
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On May 12, 2005, about 1416 Pacific daylight time a twin-engine Beech 95-B55, N8177R, impacted mountainous terrain in the Ruby Mountain range 20 nautical miles (nm) southeast of Elko, Nevada. The owner operated the airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The airplane was destroyed. The airline transport pilot (ATP), who borrowed the airplane, and a private pilot licensed passenger sustained fatal injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the cross-country flight that departed Truckee, California, about 1300, en route to Salt Lake City Municipal 2 Airport, Salt Lake City, Utah. A visual flight rules flight (VFR) plan had been filed utilizing the Direct User Access Terminal (DUATS) on-line weather system. The pilot departed San Carlos Airport (SQL), San Carlos, California, earlier in the day, and stopped at Truckee to refuel. The National Transporation Safety Board investigator-in-charge (IIC) interviewed Truckee airport personnel, who reported that the airplane was refueled at their facility, but they did not know what time the airplane departed. A review of recorded radio transmissions revealed that the pilot contacted Reno Approach Control, North Radar (NR) at 1303. He stated that he just departed Truckee, and was going to Salt Lake City. At 1304:57, the controller reported radar contact 12 miles northeast of Truckee. At 1315:17, the controller instructed the pilot to contact Oakland Center, and the pilot acknowledged. The pilot later contacted Salt Lake City Air Route Traffic Control Center (ZLC) for VFR flight following. Informat
Probable cause
The pilot's continued VFR cruise flight into instrument meteorological conditions in mountainous terrain, and his failure to maintain clearance from terrain. A contributing factor was mountain obscuration and clouds.
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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.
