Beech 95-C55 accident near Fort Supply, Oklahoma, October 28, 1987
On October 28, 1987 at about 11:30 pm local time, a Beech 95-C55, registered N2LU, was substantially damaged in an accident near Fort Supply, Oklahoma. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 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
- October 28, 1987 · about 11:30 pm local time
- Place
- Fort Supply, Oklahoma · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Beech 95-C55 · all 95-C55s on the register
- Registration
- N2LU · registry record · serial TE166
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACFT WAS FORCED TO LAND DUE TO LOSS OF ENG POWER. THE PLT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON A ROADWAY. DURING THE LANDING THE ACFT RT WING STRUCK A FENCE POST. THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED DURING A GROUNDLOOP AFTER LNDG. POST ACC INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE ENG WAS SUBJECTED TO FUEL STARVATION AS A RESULT OF THE PLTS MISMANAGEMENT OF THE FUEL.
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 multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 3,500 hours in all; 50 in this make and model; 120 in the last 90 days; 3,380 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 4,831 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection; 5 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 5,300 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental IO-520 (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Mcneill Construction CO. INC.
The flight
- Departed from: DDC Dodge City KS at 11:00 pm
- Destination: WWR Woodward OK
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 180° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 10,000 ft
- Temperature: 70°F (21°C), dew point 43°F (6°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 11:50 pm from GAG, 15 miles away
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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Other NTSB records under N2LU the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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