# Incident 19871102073319I: Beech 95-B55, Blythe, CA, November 2, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 1987, 16:00 local time
- Place: Blythe, CA
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6535° N, 114.6218° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blythe, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6535&lon=-114.6218&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5YB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5YB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-B55 (registry code 1152705, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX503
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871102073319I

## Narrative

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

LOST ENGINE POWER. FORCED LANDING ON HIGHWAY. FOUND LOOSE FUEL LINE TO CARBURATOR. LOST ALL FUEL.

## Other reports on N5YB (1)

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

- [Accident 20181031021319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181031021319A), Oct 31, 2018: Beech 95-B55 (N5YB), Gainsvile, FL, Substantial damage. Pilot advised he mis-managed the landing retract lever on touchdown and the l/h landing gear collapsed.

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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