# Accident 20050512011839A: Beech 95B55, Elko, NV, May 12, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 2005, 14:17 local time
- Place: Elko, NV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5500° N, 115.3833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5500&lon=-115.3833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8771R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8771R-2017-06-07) (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: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05FA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05FA167) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050512011839A

## Narrative

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

(-23) A BEECH BARON, N8771R, WAS RECEIVING VFR FLIGHT FOLLOWING FROM SALT LAKE CENTER WHEN RADAR AND RADIO CONTACT WITH SLC CENTER WAS LOST IN THE VICINITY OF ELKO, NV. ALNOT REPORT WAS ISSUED AT 1555 PDT. AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED AT APPROXIMATELY 1900 PDT, 200-300 FT. BELOW THE PEAK OF A 10922 FT. MSL MOUNTAIN. COORDINATES OF THE ACCIDENT SITE ARE 40 33.75N/115 23.73W (BQU111/20DME). AIRCRAFT DEPARTED TRUCKEE AIRPORT (TRK). EIGHT MILES NORTHEAST OF TRK AT 1303 PDT AIRCRAFT CONTACTED RENO APPROACH CONTROL REQUESTING VFR FLIGHT FOLLOWING TO ITS DESTINATION, SALT LAKE CITY NO. 2 (U42). AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED ON RENO APPROACH RADAR TO BE LEVEL AT 9500 MSL. SALT LAKE CENTER RADAR PLOT INDICATED AIRCRAFT REMAINED AT APPROXIMATELY 9500 MSL UNTIL APPROXIMATELY 18NM WEST OF THE CRASH SITE, AT WHICH TIME IT HAD BEGUN A SLOW CLIMB. LAST RADAR OBSERVATION, WHICH OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE FROM THE CRASH SITE AT 1416 PDT, INDICATED AN ALTITUDE OF 10,300 FT MSL. AIRCRAFT WAS IN RADIO CONTACT WITH SALT LAKE CENTER AND DID NOT INDICATE ANY PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. A PILOT REPORT SHORTLY AFTER THE ACCIDENT INDICATED THE CLOUD BASE IN THE VICINITY OF THE ACCIDENT SITE WAS BROKEN TO OVERCAST AT 8500-9000 MSL, WITH MOUNTAINTOPS OBSCURED.

## 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 LAX05FA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05FA167), May 12, 2005: Beech 95-B55 (N8771R), Elko, NV, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's continued VFR cruise flight into instrument meteorological conditions in mountainous terrain, and his failure to maintain clearance from terrain. A contributing factor was mountain…

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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