# NTSB LAX85LA326: Beech 95-B55, N7474N, Grand Canyon, AZ, July 20, 1985

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 20, 1985, 15:24 local (22:24 UTC)
- Place: Grand Canyon, AZ
- Coordinates: 36.030612, -112.019287 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0306&lon=-112.0193&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 24778
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX85LA326
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/24778/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA326

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, cruise - normal
  - aircraft preflight - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - refueling - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
  - fluid,fuel - exhaustion (contributing factor)
  - fuel supply - not selected, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, descent
  - remedial action - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - emergency procedure - not followed, pilot in command (cause)
  - propeller - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
- Gear not extended, landing
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven
  - wheels up landing - performed, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE PREPARING FOR AN AIR TAXI, SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT, THE PIC PERFORMED A PREFLIGHT INSPECTION OF THE ACFT & FAILED TO OBSERVE THAT THE RT MAIN FUEL TANK WAS NEARLY EMPTY. FIVE(5) MIN AFTER TAKEOFF THE RT ENG'S MAIN TANK FUEL SUPPLY WAS EXHAUSTED & THE ENG LOST ALL PWR. THE PLT FIRST ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENG & THEN ATTEMPTED TO FEATHER IT. HE FAILED TO WINDMILL. UNABLE TO SUSTAIN FLIGHT, THE ACFT DESCENDED INTO TERRAIN FROM ITS CRUISE ALT OF 600 FT AGL.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7474N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95-B55
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: TC1121
- Airframe hours: 1760
- Engines: CONTINENTAL I0-470-L 260 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Part 135
- Operator: Air Vegas, Inc
- Registered owner: R & S Inc
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: AAIP, June 11, 1985, 34 hours before
- Departed: GCN, GRAND CANYON, AZ
- Destination: LAS, LAS VEGAS, NV
- Flight plan: Company VFR
- Airport: GCN, Grand Canyon

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 54; airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 6,300 total, 129 in this make and model, 6,000 as pilot in command, 90 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 240° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 66 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: GCN, 5 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19850720033059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850720033059A), Jul 20, 1985: Beech 95B55, Grand Canyon, AZ, Substantial damage. Landed gear up on brush covered terrain after right engine quit due to empty fuel tank. Failed to feather propeller.

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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