# Accident 19950820025729A: Beech 65B80, Anderson, IN, August 20, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1995, 11:40 local time
- Place: Anderson, IN
- Airport: Ace Aripark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1301° N, 85.7607° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1301&lon=-85.7607&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8347N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8347N-2017-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 65-B80 (registry code 1152812, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-b80) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IGSO-540-B1A (registry code 41535, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-igso-540-b1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65B80
- Reported engine: LYC IGSO540*
- People aboard: 12
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA287) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950820025729A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TAKEOFF SKIDDED SIDEWAYS OFF RUNWAY. FOLDED MAIN GEAR. WHEEL ASSEMBLY BROKE UP. (-23) AIRCRAFT STARTED A TAKE OFF WITH ELEVEN SKYDIVERS ON BOARD. APPROX. 500 FT DOWN THE RUNWAY THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE AXLE AND THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED ON THE AXLE AND STRUT. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED APPROX 600' DOWN THE RUNWAY UNTIL VEERING TO THE LEFT 90 DEGREES AND STOPPING ON THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. NO INJURIES, NO FIRE.

## 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 CHI95LA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA287), Aug 20, 1995: Beech 65-B80 (N8347N), Anderson, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: seizure of the landing gear wheel bearing and separation of the landing gear outer wheel-half and tire from the aircraft after which directional control of the aircraft by the pilot was not possible.

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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