# Accident 19960729022839A: Beech 95B55, Kingfisher, OK, July 29, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1996, 09:03 local time
- Place: Kingfisher, OK
- Airport: Kingfisher Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8393° N, 97.9300° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8393&lon=-97.9300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8576R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8576R-1997-11-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-B55 (T42A) (registry code 1152706, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55-t42a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95B55
- Reported engine: CONT IO470L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 743 total, 385 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA327](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA327) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960729022839A

## Narrative

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

TOO FAST TO LAND. WENT AROUND. FAST AGAIN. SLID OFF END WET GRASS RUNWAY. COLLAPSED GEAR IN DITCH.WRINKLED AIRFRAME (-23) THE PILOT LANDED ON WET GRASS STRIP. HE REALIZED THAT HE WAS TOO FAST AND WENT AROUND. HE LANDED AGAIN TOO HOT AND RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 20 KNOTS. ESTIMATE TOUCH-DOWN SPEED AT 95 KNOTS.

## 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 FTW96LA327](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA327), Jul 29, 1996: Beech 95-B55B (N8576R), Kingfisher, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's misjudgment of distance and speed, and his failure to attain a proper touchdown point, while landing. Related factors were: the short/wet runway, and uneven terrain and ditch beyond the…

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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