- Date
- December 6, 1977
- Place
- Siloam Springs, AR · SILOAM SPRINGS, AR
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8322NBeech 95-B55
- Status
- Completed · report January 9, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771206037559A
- Case key
- 144303
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3679 77/12/6 SILOAM SPRINGS,AR BEECH 95-B55 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 35, 405 TIME - 0900 N8322N PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 163 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SMITH FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LITTLE ROCK,AR SILOAM SPRINGS,AR TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE REMARKS- PILOT FAILED TO TURN ON ALTERNATORS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8322N
- Reported as
- Beech 95-B55
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Smith Field
N8322NRegistration cancelled May 21, 2015 · Beech 95-B55 (T42A)Airframe modelBeech 95-B55 (T42A)Engine modelContinental I0-470 series
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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 N8322N · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB LAX04LA032Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWilliams, AZa loss of engine power in the right engine due to fuel exhaustion, caused by the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection and failure to refuel the airplane. Also causal was his failure to feather the right propeller and to maintain directional control of the…NTSB FTW73DPG64Accident · No injuriesClosedPine Bluff, AR