Beech 95B55 accident near Chadron, NE
On July 24, 2019, a Beech 95B55 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Chadron, NE. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- July 24, 2019
- Place
- Chadron, NE
- Aircraft
- Beech 95B55 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 42.850°N, 103.085°W
- NTSB ID
- 20190724X83313
Official records · CEN19FA236
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn July 24, 2019, about 1420 mountain daylight time, a Beech 95-B55 airplane, N8910U, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Chadron, Nebraska. The pilot, pilot-rated-passenger, and second passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 personal flight. The airplane departed Fond du Lac County Airport (FLD), Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, for the 640 nautical mile (nm) cross-country flight to Chadron Municipal Airport (CDR), Chadron, Nebraska. A witness watched the accident airplane depart from FLD and reported that the airplane taxied for takeoff and that, due to airplane traffic on the ground, there was a slight delay taxiing of more than 10 minutes. Flight track data revealed portions of the flight from FLD to CDR. The flightpath proceeded through areas of poor radar coverage, and some of the flight track was not recorded. At 1022, the flight track was recorded 1.25 nm northwest of FLD at 1,475 ft mean sea level (msl), heading west. The track continued generally west at a cruise altitude of about 8,000 ft msl until 1348, when the track data was lost about 22 nm northwest of Valentine, Nebraska. About 1408, the flight track resumed for less than 3 minutes, during which time the airplane’s altitude decreased from 8,125 ft msl to 7,300 ft msl and its ground speed was 174 kts. About 1417, the track resumed about 12 nm northeast of CDR with the airplane’s altitude at 6,050 ft msl and ground speed at 158 kts. The pilot was in contact with air traffic control during the flight. The pilot
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to ensure adequate fuel was on board before departing and his in-flight fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
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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.
