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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech 95B55 · Beaumont, CA · July 2, 1997

Date
July 2, 1997 · 19:50 local
Place
Beaumont, CA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2031W
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX97LA230
Reported as
Beech 95B55
Reported engine
Continental IO470L
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,400 total1,096 in this make and model23 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Door came open inflight. Throttled back into feather by mistake. Landed gear up in field. Could fly with door open.

As the FAA filed it

DOOR CAME OPEN INFLIGHT. THROTTLED BACK INTO FEATHER BY MISTAKE. LANDED GEAR UP IN FIELD. COULD FLY WITH DOOR OPEN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.