# Accident 19860701087369A: Beech 95B55, Lynchburg, VA, July 1, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 1986, 23:42 local time
- Place: Lynchburg, VA
- Airport: Lynchburg Municipal-Preston Glenn
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Missed Approach IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3605° N, 79.2207° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3605&lon=-79.2207&mi=10
- Aircraft: N133P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N133P-2009-11-10) (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
- Reported engine: LYC IO540L1A5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 275 total, 79 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO86FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO86FA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860701087369A

## Narrative

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

NON IFR RATED PILOT MISSED APPROACH. BEGAN A CIRCLE OF AIRPORT. LOST CONTROL AND HIT TREES. RUNWAY LIGHTS NOT ON.

## 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 BFO86FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO86FA038), Jul 2, 1986: Beech 95-B 55 (N133P), Lynchburg, VA, destroyed, 4 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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