Beech B33 accident near Imperial, Nebraska, August 4, 1994
On August 4, 1994 at about 9:00 pm local time, a Beech B33, registered N786AA, was destroyed in an accident near Imperial, Nebraska (Private airport). It was a business flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was seriously injured and 1 person had minor injuries. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
the failure of the pilot-in-command to maintain directional of the airplane during takeoff.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 4, 1994 · about 9:00 pm local time
- Place
- Imperial, Nebraska · Private · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was seriously injured and 1 person had minor injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Beech B33
- Registration
- N786AA · no longer on the register · serial CD-462
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF FROM A PRIVATE GRASS STRIP. RUNWAY HEADING WAS 170. THE PILOT REPORTED THE WIND WAS FROM THE EAST AT 3-5 KNOTS. HE SAID HE ROTATED AT 60 MPH AND THE AIRPLANE CLIMBED TO ABOUT 10 FEET AND THE STALL WARNING SOUNDED. THE AIRPLANE SETTLED TO THE GROUND BUT BECAME AIRBORNE A SECOND TIME, AND CROSSED A FENCE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE LEFT WING OF THE AIRPLANE STRUCK A TREE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND CRASHED. IT WAS DESTROYED BY A POSTCRASH FIRE.
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: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 135 hours in all; 77 in this make and model; 26 in the last 90 days; 22 in the last 30 days; 85 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,091 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, December 23, 1993; 70 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,000 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental IO-470-K (piston); 0 hours total
- Fire on the ground
The flight
- Departed from: NONE at 9:00 pm
- Destination: KS01 Hoxie KS
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 17, 2,600 ft by 30 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 020° at 8 knots, gusting 16
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 25,000 ft; scat at 5,500 ft
- Temperature: 82°F (28°C), dew point 61°F (16°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 8:50 pm from LBF, 35 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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