# Accident 19800408009919A: Beech 95C55, Tulsa, OK, April 8, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 1980, 09:20 local time
- Place: Tulsa, OK
- Airport: International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CHLA
- Location: 36.1540° N, 95.9928° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tulsa, OK, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1540&lon=-95.9928&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5925S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5925S-2012-09-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-C55 (registry code 1152708, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-c55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95C55
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,593 total, 310 in this make and model, 310 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800408009919A

## Narrative

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

WING EXPLODED AFTER STARTING ENGINES. FOUND FUEL VENT LINES LOOSE OR DISCONNECTED.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N5925S (1)

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

- [Incident 19850207020219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850207020219I), Feb 7, 1985: Beech 95C55 (N5925S), Wichita, KS, Minor damage. Aircraft being jump started ran into van parked in front of airplane. Not tied down, no one at controls.

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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