Beech 95-B55B accident near Ashdown, Arkansas, July 3, 1993
On July 3, 1993 at about 2:00 pm local time, a Beech 95-B55B, registered N258P, was substantially damaged in an accident near Ashdown, Arkansas (Pruet Ranch airport). It was an executive or corporate flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 5 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ABORT THE LANDING. A FACTOR WAS THE WET GRASS
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- July 3, 1993 · about 2:00 pm local time
- Place
- Ashdown, Arkansas · Pruet Ranch · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 5 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Beech 95-B55B · all 95-B55Bs on the register
- Registration
- N258P · registry record · serial TC-2414
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Executive or corporate flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PILOT EXPERIENCED NO BRAKING ACTION AFTER LANDING ON A 2,500 FOOT WET GRASS AIRSTRIP. AS THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED SLIDING DOWN THE RUNWAY, THE PILOT INITIATED A GROUND LOOP TO AVOID GOING THROUGH A FENCE AT THE END OF THE STRIP. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME
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, flight instructor
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 1,959 hours in all; 37 in this make and model; 160 in the last 90 days; 137 in the last 30 days; 1,844 as pilot in command; 350 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 990 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, June 4, 1993; 10 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 5,121 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental IO-470L (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: ELD El Dorado TX at 1:30 pm
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 9, 2,500 ft by 35 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 84°F (29°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 4 |
Other NTSB records under N258P the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number FTW93LA213.