# Accident 19811017068079A: Beech 95B55, Rock Hill, SC, October 17, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1981, 10:20 local time
- Place: Rock Hill, SC
- Airport: Bryant
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9249° N, 81.0251° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rock Hill, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9249&lon=-81.0251&mi=10
- Aircraft: N222BR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95B55
- Reported engine: CONT IO470*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 2,269 total, 101 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL82FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811017068079A

## Narrative

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

BOTH ENGINES QUIT AND PILOT WAS UNABLE RESTART. CRASH OCCURRED 3 MILES NORTH OF AIRPORT OF INTENDED LANDING.

## 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 ATL82FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FA008), Oct 17, 1981: Beech 55 (N222BR), Rock Hill, SC, substantial damage, 3 fatal

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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