# Accident 19800220011679A: Beech 95B55, Princeton, IL, February 20, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 1980, 13:45 local time
- Place: Princeton, IL
- Airport: Piper
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3805° N, 89.4641° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Princeton, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3805&lon=-89.4641&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53UP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53UP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-B55 (T42A) (registry code 1152706, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55-t42a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95B55
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,966 total, 478 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80DEE22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DEE22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800220011679A

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON WET AND ICY GRASS RUNWAY. UNABLE TO STOP. RAN OFF RUNWAY INTO A DITCH.

## 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 CHI80DEE22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DEE22), Feb 20, 1980: Beech 95-B55 (N53UP), Princeton, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N53UP (1)

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

- [Incident 20000211003599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000211003599I), Feb 11, 2000: Beech 95B55 (N53UP), Meridianville, AL, Minor damage. The pilot landed long at huntsville amdison co. executive airport. Upon applying brakes, the uneven application of brake pressure caused the aircraft to skid…

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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