# Accident 19910601018539A: Beech 95B55, Glendale, AZ, June 1, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1991, 08:30 local time
- Place: Glendale, AZ
- Airport: Glendale Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5309° N, 112.3103° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5309&lon=-112.3103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14SC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14SC-2014-08-26) (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: CONT IO470L
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 681 total, 123 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA235) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910601018539A

## Narrative

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

ON TAKEOFF LOOSE FUEL CAP SPILLED FUEL. ABORTED. WING EXPLODED ON RESTART. JUMPED OUT. AIRCRAFT STRUCK LIGHT POLE.

## 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 LAX91LA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA235), Jun 1, 1991: Beech B95-B55 (N14SC), Glendale, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO SECURE THE FUEL CAP DURING HIS PREFLIGHT INSPECTION. AS A RESULT, FUEL LEAKED OUT OF THE WING TANK ONTO THE WING AND IGNITED DURING THE ENGINE START PROCEDURES.

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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