# Accident 19811226082169A: Beech 95B55, Dowagiac, MI, December 26, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 1981, 23:30 local time
- Place: Dowagiac, MI
- Airport: Cass Co Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9834° N, 86.1128° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dowagiac, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9834&lon=-86.1128&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2BB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2BB) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,477 total, 407 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI82FET03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FET03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811226082169A

## Narrative

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

LANDED DOWNWIND ON ICE-COVERED RUNWAY. SLID OFF RUNWAY INTO A SNOWBANK.

## 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 CHI82FET03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FET03), Dec 26, 1981: Beech 95-B55 (N2BB), Dowagiac, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2BB (1)

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

- [Incident 19850708044529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850708044529I), Jul 8, 1985: Beech 95B55 (N2BB), Crestwood, IL, Minor damage. Pilot retracted gear instead of flaps as intended on rollout.

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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