- Date
- August 14, 1987, 16:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place
- Truckee, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N20904Beech 95-B55
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 6, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870814065909A
- Case key
- 25701
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During a telephone interview, the pilot stated that he 'landed hard' on runway 19. Winds were reported to be from 270 degrees at 15 knots gusting to 20 knots. There were no mechanical problems reported prior to the accident. The pilot did not report the accident within ten days of the occurrence. He stated that he did not know that the damage to the aircraft met the NTSB criteria for substantial damage.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N20904
- Reported as
- Beech 95-B55
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- TC-2101
- Engine
- Continental O-470-L, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Paul P. Ortner
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- WLW · Willows, CA
- Destination
- TRK · Truckee, CA
- Airport
- TRK · Truckee, runway 19, 4,650 × 75 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 51
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,424 total · 23 in this make and model · 1,132 as pilot in command · 72 in the last 90 days · 33 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 15 knots
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.