# Incident 19851023064329I: Beech 95C55, Russellville, AR, October 23, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 1985, 21:00 local time
- Place: Russellville, AR
- Airport: Municipal
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 35.2769° N, 93.1375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Russellville, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2769&lon=-93.1375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 60 (registry code 1153602, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-60) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-541 series (registry code 41536, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-541-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95C55
- Reported engine: CONT IO470L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 450 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851023064329I

## Narrative

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

ELECTRICAL POWER LOSS. DIVERTED AND FOUND BROKEN FIELD WIRE, FAULTY DRIVE CLUTCH ON ALTERNATORS, NOT IFR CERTIFIED.

## Other reports on N44W (2)

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

- [Accident 19810417017879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810417017879A), Apr 17, 1981: Beech 95C55 (N44W), El Dorado, AR, Substantial damage. Pilot retracted gear instead of flaps during touch and go landing.
- [Incident 19791114055969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791114055969I), Nov 14, 1979: Beech 95C55 (N44W), Hope, AR, Minor damage. During landing roll, right main gear collapsed. Investigation failed to reveal landing gear defects.

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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