# Accident 19800220003889A: Beech 95B55, Chesterfield, MO, February 20, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 1980, 14:30 local time
- Place: Chesterfield, MO
- Airport: Spirit Of St. Lou
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6631° N, 90.5771° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chesterfield, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6631&lon=-90.5771&mi=10
- Aircraft: N262Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N262Q-1983-01-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-B55 (registry code 1152705, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95B55
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 212 total, 132 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC80FCA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FCA09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800220003889A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOST LEFT ENGINE ON INITIAL CLIMB DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. AIRCRAFT BELOW VMC. ABORTED, CRASHED OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC80FCA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FCA09), Feb 20, 1980: Beech B-55 (N262Q), Chesterfield, MO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N262Q (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19730515012219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730515012219A), May 15, 1973: Beech A56TC (N262Q), Decatur, MI, Substantial damage. Asphalt strip where gr collapsed was aprx 4IN acj sod in area due recent rains causing erosion.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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