# Accident 19820406007979A: Beech 95B55, Scandia, PA, April 6, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 1982, 09:23 local time
- Place: Scandia, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9128° N, 79.0353° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Scandia, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9128&lon=-79.0353&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4375A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4375A-1983-09-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E-55 (registry code 1152732, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e-55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95B55
- Reported engine: CONT IO520C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,273 total, 353 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC82FGM10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FGM10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820406007979A

## Narrative

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

ALL ATITUDE INSTRUMENTS WERE LOST DUE TO VACUUM PUMP FAILURE. AIRCRAFT CRASHED OUT OF CONTROL. P/N242CW AIRBORNE.

## 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 NYC82FGM10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FGM10), Apr 6, 1982: Beech E55 (N4375A), Scandia, PA, destroyed, 2 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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