# Incident 19880331020409I: Beech 95B55, Lake Havasu Cit, AZ, March 31, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1988, 09:39 local time
- Place: Lake Havasu Cit, AZ
- Airport: Lake Havasu City
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: IAFA
- Location: 34.5711° N, 114.3583° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAKE HAVASU CITY (HII), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5711&lon=-114.3583&mi=10
- Aircraft: N945B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N945B) (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 IO520C
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,400 total, 90 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880331020409I

## Narrative

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

A DOWNDRAFT ON A CROSSWIND LANDING CAUSED PILOT TO MAKE A HARD LANDING. FOUND A BROKEN NOSE GEAR YOKE ASSEMBLY.

## Other reports on N945B (1)

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

- [Accident 20250715012339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250715012339A), Jul 15, 2025: Beech 95-B55 (T42A) (N945B), North Las Vegas, NV, Substantial damage. On July 15, 2025, at 10:38 pacific standard time (PST), a Beechcraft 95-B55 (T42A), experienced a loss of control on takeoff that resulted in a collision with…

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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