# Accident 19900703029289A: Beech 95C55, Fullerton, CA, July 3, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1990, 16:47 local time
- Place: Fullerton, CA
- Airport: Fullerton Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8720° N, 117.9798° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FULLERTON MUNI (FUL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8720&lon=-117.9798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5852J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5852J-2013-04-23) (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 IO520*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 19 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA243) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900703029289A

## Narrative

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

BEGAN TEST FLIGHT FROM MAINTENANCE WITH RUDDER TRIM NEAR FULL LEFT. ABORTED AND RAN THROUGH FENCE AT END RUNWAY.

## 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 LAX90LA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA243), Jul 3, 1990: Beech 95-C55 (N5852J), Fullerton, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO DETECT AN INCORRECT RUDDER TRIM ADJUSTMENT, HIS FAILURE TO FOLLOW THE PRESCRIBED PRE-TAKEOFF INSTRUCTIONS THAT CALL FOR THE TRIM TO BE ADJUSTED. THE COLLISION WITH THE FENCE…

## Other reports on N5852J (1)

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

- [Incident 19880922065749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880922065749I), Sep 22, 1988: Beech 95C55 (N5852J), Pahokee, FL, Minor damage. On a touch and go landing the pilot raised the landing gear lever instead of the flap lever. The 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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