# Accident 19970901039359A: Beech 95A55, Murfreesboro, TN, September 1, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1997, 15:40 local time
- Place: Murfreesboro, TN
- Airport: Murfreesboro Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8497° N, 86.3893° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8497&lon=-86.3893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N437CG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N437CG-2018-03-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-A55 (registry code 1152704, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-a55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95A55
- Reported engine: CONT IO470L
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 275 total, 150 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL97LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA130) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970901039359A

## Narrative

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

LANDED FAST ON WET RUNWAY MIDFIELD. SLID OFF END RUNWAY DOWN EMBANKMENT. (-23) PILOT LANDED A/C WITHOUT FLAPS AT VERY HIGH SPEED. A/C TOUCHED DOWN OVER HALFWAY DOWN 3,900 FT. RUNWAY. PILOT COULD NOT SLOW A/C PRIOR TO LEAVING THE END OF RUNWAY INTO A FIELD AND DOWN AN EMBANKMENT. MAJOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO LEFT WING, AND FORWARD FUSELAGE WAS SUSTAINED.

## 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 ATL97LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA130), Sep 1, 1997: Beech 95-A55 (N437CG), Murfreesboro, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's excessive airspeed, and improper touch down point during landing, that resulted in the runway end overun. Factors were the wet runway surface, and the embankment at the end of the runway.

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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