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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech 95B55 · Wickenburg, AZ · March 30, 1979

Date
March 30, 1979 · 14:30 local
Place
Wickenburg, AZ
Airport
Wickenburg
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N255M
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX79FUJ59
Reported as
Beech 95B55
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,892 total47 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Mismanaged fuel system,engines stopped in traffic pattern,failed to swich fuel selectors to full tanks.

As the FAA filed it

MISMANAGED FUEL SYSTEM,ENGINES STOPPED IN TRAFFIC PATTERN,FAILED TO SWICH FUEL SELECTORS TO FULL TANKS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.