Beech 95-B55 accident near Orlando, Florida, April 22, 1986
On April 22, 1986 at about 7:57 pm local time, a Beech 95-B55, registered N6272V, was substantially damaged in an accident near Orlando, Florida (Orlando Executive airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). No one was hurt; 3 people were 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
- April 22, 1986 · about 7:57 pm local time
- Place
- Orlando, Florida · Orlando Executive · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Beech 95-B55 · all 95-B55s on the register
- Registration
- N6272V · no longer on the register · serial TC-1043
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
PLT EXTENDED LANDING GEAR WHILE IN THE LANDING FLARE. THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED ONTO THE LANDING GEAR DOORS AS THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDING WHICH PREVENTED THE LANDING GEAR FROM EXTENDING. THE AIRCRAFT THEN SETTLED ONTO ITS BELLY AND SKIDDED OFF THE RUNWAY.
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
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 30,000 hours in all; 550 in this make and model; 60 in the last 90 days; 29,925 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,878 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, February 4, 1985; 54 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 5,100 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental IO-470-L (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: 23J Jacksonville FL at 6:00 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 31, 4,620 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 290° at 14 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 3,500 ft
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 7:50 pm from ORL
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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