# Accident 19990129000829A: Beech 95-B55, Hot Springs, AR, January 29, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 29, 1999
- Place: Hot Springs, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Location: 34.4296° N, 93.2990° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4296&lon=-93.2990&mi=10
- Aircraft: N260LH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N260LH-1999-11-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-B55 (registry code 1152705, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55) (OpenAirDocs)
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW99FA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99FA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990129000829A

## Narrative

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

ACFT WAS ON GPS APPRAOCH TO THE ARPT WHEN IT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES. THE 2 POB SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES. THE ACFT WAS DESTROYED. (-23)ON JANUARY 29, 1999, APPROXIMATELY 1630 CST, A BEECH 95-B55 MULTI-ENGINE AIRPLANE, N206LH,WAS DESTROYED UPON IMPACT WITH MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN, 4 NAUTICAL MILES SOUTHEAST OF PEARCY, ARKANSAS.  THE INSTRUMENT RATED COMMERICAL PILOT AND SOLE PASSENGER SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY HI TECH ENGINERING, INC. OF HOT SPRINGS, AR. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 BUSINESS CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT.  TWO WITNESSES LOCATED NEAR TRAP MOUNTAIN, NEAR THE ACCIDENT SITE, REPORTED THAT ABOUT 1630 THEY HEARD A SMALL AIRCRAFT COMING FROM THE SOUTHWEST OF THEIR FARM, HEADING TOWARD THEM.  THE WITNESSES COULD NOT SEE THE TOP OF THAT MOUNTAIN AT THAT TIME.  THE AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED THE FOLLOWING MORNING ABOUT 1120, APPROXIMATELY 9 NAUTICAL MILES SOUTHWEST OF HOT SPRINGS AIRPORT.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONSUMED BY A POST IMPACT FIRE.

## 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 FTW99FA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99FA074), Jan 29, 1999: Beech 95-B55 (N260LH), Pearcy, AR, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain the minimum descent altitude during the instrument approach. Contributing factors were the pilot's failure to follow the instrument approach procedure, trees,…

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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