- Date
- November 8, 1987, 22:50 local (Nov 9, 1987, 03:50 UTC)
- Place
- Atlanta, GA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N616GBeech 95C-55
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report December 27, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19871108062509A
- Case key
- 7564
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
Acft was being positioned to begin cargo revenue flt. As acft turned final and ldg gear handle was put in down position PIC noted dimming of all lights & communications were lost. PIC unaware gear were still retracted until prop tips contacted rwy. During landing slide left inboard fuel tank drain sheared away, fuel leaked from tank, and was ignited. PIC rpted he elected to land vice go-around because he was in a tca with no communications and no lights. Investigation failed to reveal electrical malfunction. Operator stated it was normal practice to start engines with alternators off. Circumstances were consistent with loss of alternators and battery only operation. Alternators tested ok during post accident check.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N616G
- Reported as
- Beech 95C-55
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- TE450
- Airframe hours
- 8,424
- Engine
- Continental IO-520, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Positioning · Part 91
- Operator
- Bruce & Mark Mc Swiggan
- Registered owner
- Bruce & Mark Mc Swiggan
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · September 28, 1987 · 87 hours before
- Departed
- 6A2 · Griffin, GA
- Airport
- ATL · William B Hartsfield, runway 8L, 9,000 × 150 ft, concrete
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
- 35
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 5,500 total · 130 in this make and model · 4,500 as pilot in command · 123 in the last 90 days · 45 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 60° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 5,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 63 °F, dew point 50 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ATL
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.