44.3752° N, 100.3200° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Pierre, SD, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
March 14, 1985 · 09:24 local
Place
Pierre, SD
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N1522W
Reported as
Beech 95B55
Reported engine
Continental IO470L
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
250 total85 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Loss of oil pressure right engine. Engine blew up, feathered prop, safe landing. Cylinder failed.
As the FAA filed it
LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE RIGHT ENGINE. ENGINE BLEW UP, FEATHERED PROP, SAFE LANDING. CYLINDER FAILED.