# NTSB WPR25LA215: Beech 95-B55 (T42A), N945B, North Las Vegas, NV, July 15, 2025 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: July 15, 2025, 10:43 local (17:43 UTC) - Place: North Las Vegas, NV - Coordinates: 36.210703, -115.19444 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2107&lon=-115.1944&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Takeoff: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report November 6, 2025 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 200585 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR25LA215 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/200585/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=200585 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA215 ## Probable cause The failure of the pilot to set the flaps to the proper configuration for takeoff. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: pitch control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062022): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech 95-B55 (T42A), 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062022/cases.md?model=1152706), [All aircraft, 526 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062022/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech 95-B55 (T42A), 17 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=1152706), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Takeoff: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Beech 95-B55 (T42A), 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=1152706), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) ## Analysis During takeoff roll, while rotating, the pilot noted that there was insufficient airspeed and responded by pushing the nose down. Subsequently, the nose gear impacted the runway and collapsed, and the airplane veered off the right side of the runway resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot reported that the flaps were extended more than 10° takeoff setting, and that he did not check where they were set during the attempted takeoff. Additionally, an airport video showed the airplane porpoising down the runway and the flaps were observed extended pass the typical takeoff setting. The pilot stated that there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions that would have precluded the normal operation of the airplane. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N945B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N945B), registered now, S/N TC-1826, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BEECH 95-B55 (T42A) - 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 - Serial number: TC-1826 - Year built: 1974 - Airframe hours: 3176.1 - Engines: Continental IO-470-L21 260 horsepower reciprocating; Continental IO-470-L21 260 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Horizonx Aviation LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, December 26, 2024 - Destination: CNO, Chino, CA - Airport: VGT, North Las Vegas, runway 12R/30L, 5,000 × 75 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Stall warning system, ADS-B, Auto-pilot, Electronic multifunction display, Electronic primary flight display ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 38; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review February 21, 2025; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 324.4 total, 45.1 in this make and model, 194.6 as pilot in command, 78 in the last 90 days, 38.6 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 110° at 13 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 99 °F, dew point 48 °F - Altimeter: 29.86 inHg - Observed at: KVGT - METAR: METAR KVGT 151753Z 11013KT 10SM CLR 37/09 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP094 T03720089 10372 20294 58002 ## 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 20250715012339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250715012339A), Jul 15, 2025: Beech 95-B55 (T42A), North Las Vegas, NV, Substantial damage. On July 15, 2025, at 10:38 pacific standard time (PST), a Beechcraft 95-B55 (T42A), experienced a loss of control on takeoff that resulted in a collision with… ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on November 6, 2025, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=200585. 2.4 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 10 pages, 1.9 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=19458614&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=NTSB6120Final_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Accident photographs (item 2, PDF, 3 pages, 458 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=19458910&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=WPR25LA215%20Accident%20Photos-Rel.pdf - Memorandum for record (item 3, PDF, 1 page, 63 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=19458213&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=WPR25LA215%20Memo%20For%20Record-Rel.pdf From the NTSB's public API. 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