Beech 95-B55B accident near Lafayette, Indiana, August 8, 1993
On August 8, 1993, a Beech 95-B55B, registered N958MQ, was substantially damaged in an accident near Lafayette, Indiana (Timberhouse airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
the loss of engine power for reason or reasons undetermined.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 8, 1993
- Place
- Lafayette, Indiana · Timberhouse · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Beech 95-B55B · all 95-B55Bs on the register
- Registration
- N958MQ · no longer on the register · serial TC-1223
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
DURING INITIAL CLIMB FROM A TOUCH AND GO LANDING THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER ON THE RIGHT ENGINE. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO OBTAIN A POSITIVE CLIMB RATE AND THE AIRPLANE DESCENDED INTO TERRAIN OFF THE RUNWAY. A POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE FAILED TO REVEAL ANY PRE-EXISTING ANOMALIES WHICH WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN THE POWER LOSS.
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: airline transport pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; single-engine sea; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 28,000 hours in all; 400 in this make and model; 10 in the last 90 days; 10 in the last 30 days; 4,000 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,906 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, October 11, 1992; 14 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 5,100 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental IO-470-L (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 9, 2,700 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 25 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 25,000 ft
- Temperature: 73°F (23°C), dew point 55°F (13°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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