# Accident 19841224068459A: Beech 95C55, San Antonio, TX, December 24, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 24, 1984, 15:20 local time
- Place: San Antonio, TX
- Airport: San Antonio International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 29.5391° N, 98.4900° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5391&lon=-98.4900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4826J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4826J-2015-04-27) (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
- Reported engine: CONT IO520C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841224068459A

## Narrative

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

FASTER THAN NORMAL APPROACH DUE TO TRAFFIC FOLLOWING. LANDED GEAR UP. FIRE ORIGINATED BEHIND INSTRUMENT PANEL.

## 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 FTW85LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA085), Dec 24, 1984: Beech 95-C55 (N4826J), San Antonio, TX, substantial damage

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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