# NTSB ERA26LA045: Beech 95, N2033C, Edgewater, FL, November 14, 2025

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report
- Date: November 14, 2025, 11:45 local (16:45 UTC)
- Place: Edgewater, FL
- Coordinates: 28.978917, -80.924778 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.9789&lon=-80.9248&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Landing gear not configured](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 9, 2026
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Parties: FAA/FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 202021
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA26LA045
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/202021/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=202021
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA045

## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear prior to landing.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Action: forgotten action/omission](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041035): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech 95, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041035/cases.md?model=1153402), [All aircraft, 440 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041035/cases.md)
- [Landing gear system: landing gear selector](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023234): Aircraft › Aircraft systems · Incorrect use/operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech 95, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023234/cases.md?model=1153402), [All aircraft, 54 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023234/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing-flare/touchdown: Landing gear not configured](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095) (defining event); cases with it: [Beech 95, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095/sequence.md?model=1153402), [All aircraft, 584 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/095/sequence.md)
- [Landing-flare/touchdown: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090); cases with it: [Beech 95, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md?model=1153402), [All aircraft, 1,506 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md)

## Analysis

The pilot reported that he was performing a short field landing. The pilot stated that he completed the prelanding checks, but he did not extend the landing gear prior to touchdown on the runway. The airplane came to rest upright on the runway with the landing gear retracted, resulting in substantial damage to the lower fuselage. The pilot further stated that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2033C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2033C), registered now, S/N TD-203, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95
- Registry model: [Beech 95](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95) (registry code 1153402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: TD-203
- Year built: 1959
- Engines: LYCOMING O-360-A1A 180 horsepower reciprocating; LYCOMING O-360-A1A 180 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Pray Aviation Inc
- Registered owner: Pray Aviation Inc
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: AAIP, September 30, 2025
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: X50, Massey Ranch Airpark, runway 36, 4,360 × 60 ft, asphalt
- Equipment: Electronic flight bag or handheld device, ADS-B

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 55; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, with waivers/limitations; last flight review May 8, 2025; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 793 total, 29 in this make and model, 709 as pilot in command, 13 in the last 90 days, 9 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours
- Other flight crew; age 43; injuries: none; airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine sea, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, without waivers/limitations; last flight review February 4, 2058; seat: right; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 12,500 total, 70 in this make and model, 10,500 as pilot in command, 250 in the last 90 days, 70 in the last 30 days, 0 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 20° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 73 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter: 30.17 inHg
- Observed at: EVB, 5 nm away
- METAR: METAR KEVB 141647Z 02010KT 10SM CLR 23/14 A3017=

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20251114016359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251114016359A), Nov 14, 2025: Beech 95, Edgewater, FL, Substantial damage. On November 14, 2025, at 1800Z, a Beechcraft BE95, experienced a gear-up landing at Edgewater, FL (X50) on runway 18/36. The aircraft had two persons on board,…

## Other investigations on N2033C (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 MIA71FKJ58](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71FKJ58), Jun 6, 1971: Beech 95 (N2033C), Anniston, AL, substantial damage

## Docket (2 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on January 9, 2026, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=202021. 3.5 MB in all.

- Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 10 pages, 3.1 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=19612754&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120_Redacted-Rel.pdf
- Investigation photographs (item 2, PDF, 3 pages, 2 photos, 367 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=19603596&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Investigation%20Photographs-Rel.pdf

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.

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