Beech BE-58 accident near Indianapolis, Indiana, July 9, 1986
On July 9, 1986 at about 10:20 am local time, a Beech BE-58, registered N9069Q, was substantially damaged in an accident near Indianapolis, Indiana (Indianapolis Int'L airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- July 9, 1986 · about 10:20 am local time
- Place
- Indianapolis, Indiana · Indianapolis Int'L · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Beech BE-58
- Registration
- N9069Q · no longer on the register · serial TH96
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP AT INDIANAPOLIS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. PILOT AND WITNESS REPORT THAT GEAR WAS DOWN. HOWEVER, FAA INSPECTORS AND MECHANICS WHO INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT STATE THAT THE LEFT MAIN AND NOSE GEAR WERE FOUND IN THE WHEELS WELLS AND THE RIGHT MAIN WAS PARTIALLY DOWN. THEY ALSO STATED THAT THE LACK OF DAMAGE TO GEAR DOORS INDICATED THE LANDING GEAR WERE NOT EXTENDED AT INITIAL IMPACT.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 4,405 hours in all; 930 in this make and model; 290 in the last 90 days; 4,260 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 7,206 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection; 34 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 5,400 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental IO-520-C (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Pdq Air Service
The flight
- Departed from: CMH Columbus OH at 9:04 am
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 22R, 10,005 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: dawn
- Wind: from 250° at 9 knots
- Visibility: 9 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 10,000 ft; not recorded at 10,000 ft
- Temperature: 79°F (26°C), dew point 72°F (22°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 4:50 am from IND
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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