- Date
- October 31, 1987, 07:38 local (13:38 UTC)
- Place
- Brookhaven, MS
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N640BBeech C-55
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 14, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19871031061449A
- Case key
- 31992
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot of the twin engine aircraft landed with vis 1/2 mile in fog and realized he had landed long. He executed a go-around and on the second landing forgot to lower the landing gear. The propellers stuck the runway and severely damaged one propeller. He attempted another go-around and stalled the aircraft and crashed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N640B
- Reported as
- Beech C-55
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- TE-70
- Engine
- Continental IO-520C, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Bradley, William G. (Dr)
- Registered owner
- William G Bradley
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- FLP · Flippin, AR
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- 1R7 · Lincoln County
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 62
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 2,500 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Temperature
- 55 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MCB, 26 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.