# Accident 19880326006469A: Beech D95A, Santa Maria, CA, March 26, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 1988, 12:30 local time
- Place: Santa Maria, CA
- Airport: Santa Maria Public
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8205° N, 120.4097° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8205&lon=-120.4097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8855M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8855M-2010-07-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D95A (registry code 1153408, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d95a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D95A
- Reported engine: LYC IO360B1B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 2,070 total, 855 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88FA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA134) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880326006469A

## Narrative

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

ROLLED OVER ON CLIMBOUT AND DIVED INTO GROUND. POSSIBLE LEFT ENGINE POWER LOSS STALL AND VMC AT SAME TIME. UNKNOWN.

## 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 LAX88FA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA134), Mar 26, 1988: Beech D95A (N8855M), Santa Maria, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ADEQUATELY COMPENSATE FOR THE LOSS OF POWER IN THE LEFT ENGINE AND TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N8855M (1)

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

- [Incident 19870421041539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870421041539I), Apr 21, 1987: Beech D95A (N8855M), Santa Ynez, CA, Minor damage. The aircraft landed hard, blowing the right main tire. The plane veered off the runway into a ditch.

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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