# Accident 20081224853839A: Beech 95B55, Batesville, AR, December 24, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 24, 2008, 13:58 local time
- Place: Batesville, AR
- Airport: Batesville Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7261° N, 91.6472° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7261&lon=-91.6472&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8775R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8775R-2012-02-22) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,233 total, 1,214 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081224853839A

## Narrative

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

DECEMBER 24, 2008, N8775R BEECH 95-B55 WAS IN ROUTE FROM (HQZ) MESQUITE, TEXAS TO (BVX) BATESVILLE, ARKANSAS, IFR FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED BUT WAS CANCELLED PRIOR TO LANDING DUE TO VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED.  AT APPROX. 13:58 CT DURING THE ATTEMPT TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY COLLIDED WITH A CONCRETE ABUTMENT APPROX. 60 YARDS OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY.  BOTH PILOT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES TO INCLUDE BROKEN BONES.  BOTH WERE TRANSPORTED TO WHITE RIVER MEDICAL CENTER FOR AID.

## 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 CEN09CA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA102), Dec 24, 2008: Beech 95-B55 (N8775R), Batesville, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to land with a tailwind which resulted in the overrun landing. Factors contributing to the accident include the culvert and the tailwind.

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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