# Accident 19980527010799A: Beech 95, Jacksonville, FL, May 27, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 1998, 21:15 local time
- Place: Jacksonville, FL
- Airport: Jacksonville International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4940° N, 81.6878° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JACKSONVILLE INTL (JAX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4940&lon=-81.6878&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2705Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2705Y-2002-01-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95 (registry code 1153402, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 222 total, 23 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA98LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA171) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980527010799A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED GUST LIFTED WING ON FINAL OTHER WING HIT. FOLDED LANDING GEAR. WAS SLOW NOT HIGH. WING STALLED. NO GUSTS. (-23) DELTA AIRLINES CAPTAIN EYEWITNESS ACCOUNT, PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT ON SHORT FINAL DUE TO EXCESSIVE NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE AND EXTREMELY SLOW AIRSPEED.

## 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 MIA98LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA171), May 27, 1998: Beech 95 (N2705Y), Jacksonville, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed (VSO) on final approach resulting in an inadvertent stall.

## Other reports on N2705Y (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19960329005589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960329005589I), Mar 29, 1996: Beech 95 (N2705Y), Tallahassee, FL, Minor damage. Narrative: the flight instructor (PIC) was giving instruction in the high performance multi-engine airplane. The plan was to stay in the traffic pattern and do…

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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