# Accident 19971120034179A: Beech 95B55, Burlington, KS, November 20, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 20, 1997, 08:30 local time
- Place: Burlington, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1900° N, 95.7401° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1900&lon=-95.7401&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3681K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3681K-2015-07-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-B55 (T42A) (registry code 1152706, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55-t42a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95B55
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971120034179A

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON NOVEMBER 20, 1997, AT 0830 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME (CST), A BEECH 95-B55, N3681K, OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, SMOKE ENTERED THE CABIN. DURING THE SUBSEQUENT PRECAUTIONARY LANDING INTO AN UNIMPROVED FIELD, THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED SOME TREES AND THE TERRAIN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS ON FILE. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER ON BOARD THE AIRPLANE REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT ROGERS, ARKANSAS AT 0745 CST, AND WAS EN ROUTE TO CONCORDIA, KANSAS.

## 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 CHI98LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA041), Nov 20, 1997: Beech 95-B55 (N3681K), Burlington, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: an undetermined event resulting in the door seal inflation pump catching fire, the pilot's failure to close the cockpit air vents allowing heat and flames from the airplane's nose section to melt…

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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