- Date
- July 16, 1985, 05:30 local (09:30 UTC)
- Place
- Louisville, KY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N95WABeech 99
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850716031369A
- Case key
- 6625
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While enroute to 8000 ft, both eng lost all power. The plts attempted return to the departure a/p was unsuccessful. He made an emerg ldg on the interstate highway. All landing gear was damaged. The fuel tanks were empty. There were conflicting fuel quantity indications prior to t/o. no attempt was made to determine the actual fuel quantity prior to flt. The a/c had a history of fuel quantity indicating problems.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N95WA
- Reported as
- Beech 99
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- U-6
- Airframe hours
- 25,576
- Engine
- P&W PT6A-20, 550 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- H & D Aviation, Inc.
- Registered owner
- James M. Mills, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · July 9, 1985 · 12 hours before
- Departed
- SDF · Louisville, KY
- Destination
- HUF · Terre Haute, IN
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- SDF · Standiford
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 39
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 11,233 total · 560 in this make and model · 11,233 as pilot in command · 108 in the last 90 days · 12 in the last 30 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 360° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 12,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SDF, 1 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N95WA · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.