# Accident 20051201030229A: Beech 95B55, Nantucket, MA, December 1, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 2005, 16:45 local time
- Place: Nantucket, MA
- Airport: Nantucket Memorial
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2531° N, 70.0603° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2531&lon=-70.0603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64PW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64PW-2017-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B-55 (registry code 1152729, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b-55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95B55
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 400 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC06FA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06FA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051201030229A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT PRESUMED FATAL WHEN CAPE TRACON LOST RADAR AND RADIO WITH N64PW, BEECHCRAFT, BE-55, 1-2 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NANTUCKET AIRPORT (ACK) MA ON AN ILS APPROACH TO RUNWAY 06 AT 1645 EST, 12/01/05. THE US COAST GUARD CONDUCTED A SEARCH ON 12/01/05 AT 1655 IN THE AIR AND ON THE WATER WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS. A NOAA SHIP WAS DISPATCHED ON 12/05/05 AND 12/08/05 WITH SIDE SCAN LOOKING SONAR. AS OF THIS DATE THE ONLY PIECE(S) OF THE AIRCRAFT RECOVERED WAS A 3X5 PIECE OF THE AIRCRAFT'S ROOF AND SMALL PIECES OF THE FOAM SEATS FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE NANTUCKET LOCAL POLICE RECOVERED THESE ON THE BEACH. THE PILOT AND AIRCRAFT ARE STILL MISSING AS OF THIS DATE. INSPECTOR'S STATEMENT: THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED HAD A TOTAL OF 5,000 HRS, APPROXIMATELY 400 HOURS IN MAKE/MODEL, APPROXIMATELY 8-15 HOURS IN THE LAST 90 DAYS, AND APPROXIMATELY 3-8 HOURS IN ACTUAL IMC CONDITIONS DURING THE LAST 90 DAYS ACCORDING TO HIS SON. THE PILOT'S ^PRIVACY DAT^ APPROACH TO THE LOCALIZER AND ILS AT ACK WAS NOT EXACTLY SMOOTH. AFTER WATCHING THE ATC RAPTOR PROGRAM IT APPEARED HE DOVE AT THE ILS STARTING OUT 300 FEET HIGH AND WENT THROUGH IT GOING TO THE FAR LEFT OF THE LOCALIZER. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY D^ STARTED OUT VERY HIGH AND THEN WENT VERY LOW APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET OFF THE WATER BEFORE HE DISAPPEARED OFF THE RADAR.

## 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 NYC06FA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06FA040), Dec 1, 2005: Beech B-55 (N64PW), Nantucket, MA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain the proper glidepath during the instrument approach, which resulted in controlled flight into water. Factors were the failure of the air traffic controllers to issue…

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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