# Incident 19880407023459I: Beech 95C55, Columbus, OH, April 7, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 1988, 05:30 local time
- Place: Columbus, OH
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BSYA
- Location: 39.9612° N, 82.9988° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, OH, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9612&lon=-82.9988&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5740V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5740V-2013-08-20) (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 IO520F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 250 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880407023459I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH UNNAMED OBJECT WHILE STARTING SECOND ENGINE.

## Other reports on N5740V (4)

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

- [Incident 19860801078029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860801078029I), Aug 1, 1986: Beech 95C55 (N5740V), Gallipolis, OH. Pilot ran aux tanks dry en route. Difficulty getting a restart. Precautionary landing after regaining power.
- [Incident 19820331016699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820331016699I), Mar 31, 1982: Beech 95B55 (N5740V), Cleveland, OH, Minor damage. Pilot taxied off runway into the mud. No lights between runways was a contributing factor. ATC clearance not clear.
- [Accident 19790724017379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790724017379A), Jul 24, 1979: Beech 95C55 (N5740V), Cleveland, OH, Substantial damage. Pilot let aircraft hit another parked aircraft while taxiing. Visibility was restricted by rain.
- [Accident 19750312008229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750312008229A), Mar 12, 1975: Beech 95C55 (N5740V), Gaylord, MI, Substantial damage. Acft t/d adj to rwy in deep snow. Acft not eqpd with windshield anti-icing or de-icing eqpt.

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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