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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech B95 · Mena, AR · April 19, 1985

Date
April 19, 1985 · 14:40 local
Place
Mena, AR
Airport
Intermountain Reg
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N95UP
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC85FA086
Reported as
Beech B95
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A1A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
16,000 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine shutdown after takeoff for unknown reason. Attempted return to airport with gear down and struck tree.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE SHUTDOWN AFTER TAKEOFF FOR UNKNOWN REASON. ATTEMPTED RETURN TO AIRPORT WITH GEAR DOWN AND STRUCK TREE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.