# Accident 20250715012339A: Beech 95-B55 (T42A), North Las Vegas, NV, July 15, 2025 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: July 15, 2025, 10:38 local time - Place: North Las Vegas, NV - Airport: North Las Vegas Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 36.2107° N, 115.1944° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2107&lon=-115.1944&mi=10 - Aircraft: N945B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N945B) (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 95-B55 (T42A) - Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Private pilot - Pilot flight hours: 289 total, 45 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR25LA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA215) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250715012339A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ON JULY 15, 2025, AT 10:38 PACIFIC STANDARD TIME (PST), A BEECHCRAFT 95-B55 (T42A), EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF CONTROL ON TAKEOFF THAT RESULTED IN A COLLISION WITH THE RUNWAY AND AIRPORT PROPERTY AT NORTH LAS VEGAS AIRPORT. THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT DEPARTED CHINO AIRPORT (KCNO), CHINO, CALIFORNIA WITH A PLANNED DESTINATION OF NORTH LAS VEGAS AIRPORT (KVGT), NORTH LAS VEGAS, NEVADA. THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND (PIC) LANDED ON RUNWAY 12R AT KVGT AT APPROXIMATELY 10:23 PST. AT 10:26 PST, THE PIC TAXIED ON TAXIWAY B (BRAVO) AND HELD SHORT OF RUNWAY 12R AT TAXIWAY A (ALPHA) FOR DEPARTURE. AT 10:38 PST, THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED BY VGT TOWER TO DEPART RUNWAY 12R. DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE AIRCRAFT MADE A SERIES OF ABRUPT NOSE UP AND DOWN PITCH CHANGES ONTO THE RUNWAY THAT PROGRESSIVELY INCREASED IN PITCH AND HEIGHT UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR SHEARED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY 12R AND STRUCK A RUNWAY EDGE LIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 200’ FEET PAST THE INTERSECTION OF TAXIWAY H (HOTEL). THE FAA CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS CLEAR, 10SM VISIBILITY, TEMPERATURE 99 DEGREES, ALTIMETER 29.87IN, WITH WIND REPORTED 100 DEGREES AT 15 KNOTS. THE INVESTIGATION EXAMINED AIRPORT SECURITY CAMERA VIDEO TIME STAMPED FOOTAGE OF THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT TAXING ON TAXIWAY B TO RUNWAY 12R WITH THE WING FLAPS FULLY EXTENDED. THE VIDEO EVIDENCE ALSO SHOWS THE AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTING TO DEPART THE RUNWAY WITH THE WING FLAPS FULLY EXTENDED. PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN AT THE ACCIDENT SCENE ALSO INDICATE THE WING FLAPS IN THE EXTENDED POSITION. AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FORWARD FUSELAGE AND LEFT-WING STRUCTURE AT THE WING ROOT. BOTH ENGINE PROPELLERS EXHIHIBTED BENDING DAMAGE CONSITENT WITH TAKEOFF POWER BEING APPLIED TO BOTH ENGINES. BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT ENGINES HAD SHEARED ENGINE MOUNTS. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEEL/TIRE WAS SEPERATED DURING THE ACCIDENT SEQUENCE. AN EXAMINATION OF THE COCKPIT CONTROLS WAS MADE. THE THREE POSITION DETENT SWITCH THAT CONTROLS THE WING FLAP POSITION WAS IN THE DOWN DETENT POSITION. ELECTRICAL POWER WAS APPLIED TO THE FLAP POSITION INDICATOR AND IT ALSO INDICATED THE WING FLAPS WERE IN THE EXTENDED FULL DOWN 30 DEGREE POSITION. THE POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT FLIGHT CONTROLS REVEALED FULL FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY WITH ELEVATOR, AILERONS AND RUDDER. THE PITCH AND RUDDER TRIM CONTROLS AND INDICATORS WERE FOUND TO BE IN NORMAL POSITION FOR TAKEOFF. THE FLIGHT CONTROL TRIM TABS FOR THE ELEVATOR, RUDDER AND AILERONS WERE IN THEIR NORMAL POSITIONS AND HAD UNRESTRICTED MOVEMENT WHEN EXAMINED. THE THIRD-PARTY AIRCRAFT CHECKLIST IN THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT WAS EXAMINED. THE PRE-TAKEOFF CHECKLIST INDICATES WING FLAPS TO BE IN THE ZERO DEGREE “UP” POSITION. THE PILOTS OPERATING HANDBOOK (POH) AND FAA APPROVED AIRPLANE FLIGHT MANUAL (AFM) WAS EXAMINED. THE PERFORMANCE CHART FOR A NORMAL TAKEOFF INDICATES WING FLAPS TO BE IN THE “UP” POSITION. ON JULY 21, 2025, THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND (PIC) PROVIDED A TELEPHONE STATEMENT. THE PIC STATED THAT ON JULY 15, 2025, HE FLEW THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT FROM KCNO TO KVGT AND AFTER LANDING AT KVGT HE INTENDED TO RETURN TO KCNO. THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER LANDING AT KVGT HE TAXIED BACK TO RUNWAY 12R FOR DEPARTURE. THE PIC STATED HE SET 10 DEGREES OF FLAPS FOR TAKEOFF. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS USING THE THIRD-PARTY CHECKLIST IN THE AIRCRAFT. THE PIC STATED ON TAKEOFF ROLL THE AIRCRAFT COULD NOT HOLD AIRSPEED OR CLIMB. THE PIC STATED THERE WERE NO ISSUES WITH THE FLIGHT CONTROLS PRIOR TO THE EVENT AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS FULLY OPERATIONAL PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PIC'S USE OF FULL FLAPS FOR TAKEOFF RESULTING IN A LOSS OF PITCH AND DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. ## 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 WPR25LA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA215), Jul 15, 2025: Beech 95-B55 (T42A) (N945B), North Las Vegas, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to set the flaps to the proper configuration for takeoff. ## Other reports on N945B (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 19880331020409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880331020409I), Mar 31, 1988: Beech 95B55 (N945B), Lake Havasu Cit, AZ, Minor damage. A downdraft on a crosswind landing caused pilot to make a hard landing. Found a broken nose gear yoke assembly. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.