Beech D95A accident near Jasper, Alabama, November 12, 2025
On November 12, 2025 at about 5:05 pm local time, a 1963 Beech D95A, registered N95DJ, was substantially damaged in an accident during landing (flare/touchdown) near Jasper, Alabama (Walker County/Bevill Fld airport). It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilots’ failure to ensure that the airplane’s landing gear was extended before landing. Contributing was the flight instructor’s inadequate supervision during the landing approach.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- November 12, 2025 · about 5:05 pm local time
- Place
- Jasper, Alabama · Walker County/Bevill Fld · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Beech D95A, built 1963 · all D95As on the register
- Registration
- N95DJ · registry record · serial TD-556
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The flight instructor reported that during the instructional flight he and the pilot receiving instruction had just completed a simulated single-engine approach to a landing. During this approach, the right engine throttle was reduced to idle to simulate the failed engine and the landing gear position warning horn circuit breaker was pulled to silence the horn. After landing without incident, the crew departed with the intention of practicing short field landings. The flight instructor reported being distracted by incoming traffic, having to execute a 360º turn for spacing, and not completing the before landing checks using the printed checklist. The landing gear warning horn was not audible due to the circuit breaker not being reset and the landing gear lever was never selected to the down position prior to touchdown. The airplane contacted the runway with the landing gear retracted resulting in substantial damage to the lower fuselage. The flight instructor reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures of the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
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
What happened, in order
- Landing gear not configured during landing (flare/touchdown) defining event
The NTSB's findings
- Aircraft › Aircraft systems › Landing gear system › Gear extension and retract sys › Not used/operated
- Personnel issues › Task performance › Use of equip/info › Use of equip/system › Flight crew
- Personnel issues › Action/decision › Action › Lack of action › Instructor/check pilot
Flight instructor
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 494 hours in all; 94 in this make and model; 101 in the last 90 days; 25 in the last 30 days; 403 as pilot in command; 223 on instruments
- Last flight review: February 2, 2025
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (with waivers/limitations)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot, military
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: helicopter; instructor: instrument helicopter; instrument: airplane; instrument: helicopter; rotorcraft: helicopter
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (with waivers/limitations)
- Seat: rgt
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 11,205 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, October 24, 2025; 43 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 4,200 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine 1: Lycoming IO-360-B1B (piston); 5,919 hours total
- Engine 2: Lycoming IO-360-B1B (piston); 5,293 hours total
- Operator: Sanders Aviation INC
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 27, 5,004 ft by 100 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 270° at 8 knots, gusting 13
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 2,600 ft
- Temperature: 57°F (14°C), dew point 45°F (7°C)
- Altimeter: 30.27 inHg
- Observation at 10:55 am from JFX
Weather report (METAR): METAR KJFX 121555Z AUTO 27008G13KT 230V290 10SM OVC026 14/07 A3027
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight crew | 2 |
Photographs from the investigation 2 pictures from the NTSB's docket, as the NTSB released them
The NTSB's photographs with the NTSB's captions, at screen size. Open a picture to see it full size or to report one that should not be shown.
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
2 documents, released by the NTSB on May 29, 2026. View them here, or download them; the NTSB redacts some personal details before release, and this site shows the NTSB's own titles rather than its file names.
| # | Document | What it is | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pilot/operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 | PDF, 10 pages | View Download |
| 2 | Investigative Photographs | PDF, 3 pages · our copy | View Download |
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