# Accident 19850713031529A: Beech 95B55, Owensboro, KY, July 13, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 1985, 17:45 local time
- Place: Owensboro, KY
- Airport: Daviess Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7459° N, 87.1632° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7459&lon=-87.1632&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3001S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3001S-2012-09-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-B55 (T42A) (registry code 1152706, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55-t42a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95B55
- Reported engine: CONT IO520E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 765 total, 30 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85LA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA215) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850713031529A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LANDED HARD WHILE PRACTICING FOR CHECKRIDE. WENT AROUND AND MADE SAFE LANDING. FUSELAGE SKIN WRINKLED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL85LA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA215), Jul 13, 1985: Beech 95-B55 (N3001S), Owensboro, KY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3001S (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19860602020659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860602020659A), Jun 2, 1986: Beech STC95 (N3001S), Elizabethtown, KY, Destroyed. Struck tower guy wires in IFR weather conditions. Pilot was not instrument rated. Heart attack prior to collision.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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