# Accident 19911009045549A: Beech B95A, Elkhart, IN, October 9, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 1991, 11:45 local time
- Place: Elkhart, IN
- Airport: Elkhart Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7194° N, 86.0032° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ELKHART MUNI (EKM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7194&lon=-86.0032&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1309Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1309Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B95A (registry code 1153406, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b95a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B95A
- Reported engine: LYC IO360B1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,257 total, 160 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911009045549A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT BRAKE FAILED ON LANDING ROLL. LEFT RUNWAY COLLAPSED GEAR. BRAKE RESEVOIR EMPTY. DIFFERENTIAL POWER NOT USED.

## 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 CHI92LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA004), Oct 9, 1991: Beech 95 (N1309Z), Elkhart, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE INADEQUATE AMOUNT OF HYDRAULIC FLUID PRESENT IN THE NORMAL BRAKE SYSTEM.

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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