Beech D55 accident near Heber, Utah, August 17, 2007
On August 17, 2007 at about 1:50 am local time, a Beech D55, registered N7947R, was substantially damaged in an accident near Heber, Utah (Heber City Municipal Airport). It was a personal 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 pilot's failure to lower the landing gear during landing.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 17, 2007 · about 1:50 am local time
- Place
- Heber, Utah · Heber City Municipal Airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Beech D55 · all D55s on the register
- Registration
- N7947R · no longer on the register · serial TE-705
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
During landing the pilot did not extend the landing gear and the airplane contacted the runway and slid about 500 feet. Witnesses in the area watched as the airplane made the approach and subsequently landed gear up. A post accident examination of the airplane's landing gear system by the FAA revealed no abnormalities that would have precluded normal operations.
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: multi-engine land; single-engine land; single-engine sea; instrument: airplane; rotorcraft: glider; rotorcraft: helicopter
- Flight time: 4,000 hours in all; 1,000 in this make and model
- Last flight review: May 1, 2007
- Medical certificate: Class 3
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,449.8 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, March 1, 2007; 3,449.8 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 5,300 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine 1: Continental IO-520-CB (piston); 0 hours total
- Engine 2: Continental IO-520CB-3B (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: SAC Sacramento CA at 11:00 pm
- Destination: 36U Heber UT
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 21, 6,898 ft by 75 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: dusk
- Wind: from 150° at 14 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 12,000 ft
- Temperature: 84°F (29°C), dew point 50°F (10°C)
- Altimeter: 30.01 inHg
- Observation at 2:55 am from PVU, 20 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
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