# NTSB FTW76DPG99: Beech 95-B55, N3015W, Van Buren, AR, August 15, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 15, 1976
- Place: Van Buren, AR · VAN BUREN, AR
- Location: 35.4512° N, 94.3540° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Van Buren, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4512&lon=-94.3540&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 14, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154977
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76DPG99
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DPG99

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2048  76/8/15    VAN BUREN,AR        BEECH 95-B55        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 2995
        TIME - 1605                    N3015W              PX-  0  0  5  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 2095 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TWIN CITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LITTLE ROCK,AR              VAN BUREN,AR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PRESSURE TOO LOW
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3015W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3015W), registered now, S/N TC-1594, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95-B55
- Registry model: [Beech 95-B55 (T42A)](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55-t42a) (registry code 1152706) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Twin City

## 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 19760815023299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760815023299A), Aug 15, 1976: Beech 95B55, Van Buren, AR, Substantial damage

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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